Antique Print-Depiction of the Scops-eared Owl-Vol. I-Plate 24-Meÿer-1852

Erscheinungsdatum: 1852

Beschreibung

Antique print, untitled. Depiction of the Scops-eared Owl. Depiction of the Scops-eared Owl. From "Coloured Illustrations of British birds and their Eggs" by H. L. Meÿer. Published by G. W. Nickisson in London. Lithograph on wove paper. Made by an anonymous engraver after 'Henry Leonard Meÿer'. Henry Leonard Meÿer was a Dutch-born British ornithologist who, accompanied by his wife Mary Ann, made a series of paintings of British birds and their eggs between 1835 and 1850. The Meÿer Illustrations are an important nineteenth-century survey of British birdlife. They form one of the most complete catalogues of birds and their eggs published in British ornithology. Good, given age. Small margins, some foxing. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully. The overall size is ca. 13.3 x 21.5 cm. The overall size is ca. 5.2 x 8.5 inch. Storage location: MAN-C10-18. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 74705

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Titel: Antique Print-Depiction of the Scops-eared ...

Erscheinungsdatum: 1852

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