Description
Mark Catesby (1682-1744)
“Der carolinische Ortolan oder Reisvogel. Hortulanus Caroliniensis. Ortolan de la Caroline, ou Oiseau à Ris”
Original hand-coloured bird engraving from Catesby’s “The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands (1729-1771)”,
an influential American ornithological picture-plate book.
| Year of printing | ca. 1750 |
|---|---|
| Technique | engraving, hand-coloured |
| Dimensions | 22 x 29 cm |
| Condition | 3 |
| Condition explanations | (5) Mint, (4) Very good, (3) Good, (2) Fair, (1) Poor |
