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Set of 6 Antique Bird Prints, Evening Hummingbird, by Jardine, '1837'
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Set of 6 Antique Bird Prints, Evening Hummingbird, by Jardine, '1837'

£425 ($560, €500)

Period original, not a reproduction.

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Date
1837
Size
3.9 × 6.3 in (10 × 16 cm)
Condition
Good. General age-related toning. Minor wear, blank verso. Please study images carefully.
Period
Early 19th century
Artist or book
Sir William Jardine
Section
Birds
Reference
f_23663842

Set of six antique bird prints. It shows the saw-billed hermit, (Ramphodon Naevius), violet-crowned hummingbird (Trochilus Sephanoides), double-crested hummingbird (Trochilus Cornutus), evening hummingbird (Trochilus Vesper) and the half-tailed hummingbird (Trochilus Enicurus). These prints originate from volume 1 of 'Naturgeschichte der Colibris' by W. Jardine. Published by C.A. Hartleben, 1837.