Red Tailed Hawk. American Sparrow Hawk. Pl. 20.

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• ARTIST: Thomas Doughty

• PUBLISHER: Published by J. & T. Doughty, Philadelphia.

• MEDIUM: Hand colored lithograph,

  DATE: 1830-33.

• EDITION SIZE: Average size 6 1/2 x 8 1/2" (16.7 x 21.7 cm).

• DESCRIPTION: Lithographed by Childs & Inman. From the Cabinet of Natural History and Rural Sports - the earliest major sporting book with colored plates to be published in America. <br><br> A detailed early 19th-century engraving depicting both the Red-Tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) and the American Sparrow Hawk (Falco sparverius). The print emphasizes the birds’ distinctive plumage, posture, and predatory features, reflecting Doughty’s careful observation and naturalistic style in American ornithological illustration.

• ADDITIONAL INFO:

• CONDITION: Overall good condition with original color.

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• CATEGORIES: 18th-19th Century Subjects , Natural History - Birds , Other Birds of Prey & Vultures