RUBICILLA MINOR NIGRA: [THE LITTLE BLACK BULLFINCH]. AMELAMCHIOR & C. T. 68.

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Mark Catesby

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Rubicilla Minor Nigra: [The little Black Bullfinch]. Amelamchior & c. T. 68.

Etching handcolored, 1731.
Paper size 20 3/8 x 14 1/8" (517 x 358 mm)..
Good condition with original color. Subtle offset and foxing in image. Small bit of paper missing along left paper edge. Lower right paper corner has repair.
LOCATION: New York City

Inventory Number: 15891
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). Amelanchier Virginiana, Lauro cerasi folio: The Fringe Tree.This print is from the first edition. 18th-19th Century Subjects , Natural History - Birds , Mark Catesby

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