ARDEA STELLARIS MINIM: THE SMALL BITTERN; FRAXINUS CAROLINENSIS, FOLIIS ANGUSTIORIBUS UTRINQUE ACUMINATIS, PENDULIS, TAB. 80.

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Mark Catesby

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Ardea Stellaris Minim: The Small Bittern; Fraxinus Carolinensis, foliis angustioribus utrinque acuminatis, pendulis, Tab. 80.

Etching handcolored, 1754
Paper size 14 3/8 x 21" (365 x 532 mm).
Good condition with original color.
LOCATION: New York City

Inventory Number: 63245
Price: $5,000.00
Publisher :
From, ‘The Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands: Containing Figures of Birds, Beasts, Fishes, Serpents, Insects and Plants:…’ Engravings by Catesby, published in London 1731-1743 (first edition), 1751-1755 (second edition), 1771-1775 (third edition) c.1800 (fourth edition). This particular impression is from the second edition. 18th-19th Century Subjects , Natural History - Birds , Mark Catesby

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