Antique Bird Print - Mayfly, Maian, Pimson, Ardennes Finch - France - F2

Antique Bird Print - Mayfly, Maian, Pimson, Ardennes Finch - France - F2" Le Maia, Le Maian, Le Pimson, Le Pinson, D'Ardenne" This lovely copper engraving is from Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffons Histoire naturelle, gnrale et particulire (General and specific natural history). The work was published in Paris, 1825. "Histoire Naturelle" is an extensive multi volume work authored by the French naturalist and scientist Georges Louis Leclerc Comte de Buffon ( 1707 1788). The book stands as one of the most important and

The Stoning of Saint Stephen

" a major work describing the birds in the collection of the British Museum

and made significant contributions to the research and description of diverse bird species worldwide

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Journal Special des Greens et des Jardins”

The book stands as one of the most important and influential scientific compositions of its era

Date: 1990

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"The Cassowary"

The reader is struck by the accuracy of the coastal outline

The map includes an elaborate cartouche

nearly all of which he both designed and engraved