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ALSO AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD AT HIGH DPI RESOLUTION, PLEASE EMAIL FOR INFO. Exquisite circa 1860s Hand Coloured Engraving - Antique Art Print BIRDS CLOSE UP ABOVE OF PART OF THE PRINT - TO SHOW NICE DETAIL. Order: Passeres - Genera: Rupicola, Lanius, Pica - Families: Ampelidae, Laniidae, Cowidae - Shown are: L. Excubitor, Great Gnereous Strike - Pica caudata, Magpie - R. Aurantia, Orange Rock Cock - Beautifully Hand Colored! Artist: NATHL. J. HOLMES - Engraved by J. W. LOWRY FROM THE MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY c. 1860 - BY SIR JOHN RICHARDSON, AUTHOR OF THE FAUNA BOREALI AMERICANA, ARCTIC SEARCH AFTER SIR JOHN FRANKLIN - WILLIAM S. DALLAS, CURATOR OF YORK MUSEUM: AUTHOR OF TREATISE ON ZOOLOGY, ELEMENTS OF ENTOMOLOGY - T. SPENCER COBBOLD, EMERITUS CURATOR OF ANATOMICAL MUSEUM, UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH, AND FORMERLY LECTURER ON BOTANY, ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL, LONDON - WILLIAM BAIRD, AUTHOR OF NATURAL HISTORY OF BRITISH ENTOMOSTRACA; CYCLOPAEDIA OF THE NATURAL SCIENCES, &C. - ADAM WHITE, AUTHOR OF POPULAR TREATISES ON ZOOLOGY, INSECTS, CRUSTACEA, &C. - CURATORS IN THE ZOOLOGICAL DEPARTMENT OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. PUBLISHED BY WILLIAM MACKENZIE, GLASGOW, EDINGBURGH, LONDON & NEW YORK - THIS IS AN ORIGINAL ANTIQUE PRINT AND NOT A MODERN REPRODUCTION. Ornithology: The branch of zoology that deals with the study of birds; the branch of zoology which treats of the natural history of birds and their classification. Passeres: An order, or suborder, of birds, including more that half of all the known species. It embraces all singing birds (Oscines), together with many other small perching birds. Approximate Overall Size: 7 X 10 1/2 inches CONDITION: Suitable browning from age with some spotting & soiling, otherwise still in Very Good Condition. Images are sharp and clear with beautiful detail and in Very Good Condition. Blank on Reverse side. Printed on heavier paper. This exquisite engraving would look lovely framed. An art supply store can provide you with a selection of frames for old art treasures. We do have more than 1 in stock of some of these so the image shown may be a stock photo, so please do contact US with any concerns about condition. We will also let you know if there's any major defect before shipping. N° de ref. del artículo 5417
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