MONEDULA PURPUREA: THE PURPLE JACK-DAW T.12.

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Mark Catesby

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Monedula Purpurea: The Purple Jack-Daw T.12.

Engraving handcolored, 1731.
Paper size 14 1/4 x 20 5/8" (358 x 516 mm).
Good condition with original color. Very small bit of paper missing from lower left corner.
LOCATION: New York City

Inventory Number: 78371
Price: $2,900.00
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 print is from the first edition. 18th-19th Century Subjects , Natural History - Birds , Mark Catesby

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