La Gorge-rouge, de la Caroline. 2 Sa Femelle

by Ornithology, Francois N. 1 Martinet, Print

$250 · Offered by Bartleby's Books · No longer available

Hand-colored copper-plate engraving of a pair of robins with the characteristic early coloring of the upper feathers in blue , 10 x 8 3/8 inches plate marks on a larger sheet. Plate 396 in Buffon's Histoire naturelle des oiseaux Paris, ca. 1775 . Anker Bird Books 76: Hand-coloured plates, drawn and engraved by F.N. Martinet. Very good, with bright coloring. Item #50577

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