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Beautiful Hand-Colored Antique Print of a Cape Sugarbird 'Promerops Cafer', 1810
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Beautiful Hand-Colored Antique Print of a Cape Sugarbird 'Promerops Cafer', 1810

$495 (£375, €440)

Period original, not a reproduction.

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Date
1810
Size
21.3 × 14 in (54 × 35.5 cm)
Condition
Good. Minor defects from handling. Few light stains, please study image carefully.
Period
Early 19th century
Artist or book
Levaillant
Section
Birds
Reference
f_26741962

Antique bird print titled 'Le grand Sucrier, ou Sucrier du Protea Femelle'.

Beautiful print of the Cape Sugarbird (promerops cafer). This print originates from 'Histoire naturelle des oiseaux d'Afrique'.

Artists and Engravers: Francois Levaillant (1753-1824) was a French author, explorer, naturalist and ornithologist. He described many new species of African birds.

Condition: Good, minor defects from handling. Few light stains, please study image carefully.