1. Pelican 2. Spotted shag 3. Red-tailed tropicbird 4. Grebe (Vogel LXXIX.)

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• PUBLISHER: Published by Landes-Industrie-Comptours, Weimar.

• MEDIUM: Etching with original hand color,

  DATE: c. 1795

• EDITION SIZE: Image size 7 3/4 x 5 7/8" (19.7 x 15 cm).

• DESCRIPTION: From Bilderbuch fur Kinder by F. J. Bertuch, this plate (Vogel LXXIX) depicts a group of four birds, accompanied by a separate sheet of descriptive text in French and German. The species illustrated are: 1) Pelican, 2) Spotted shag, 3) Red-tailed tropicbird, and 4) Grebe. Bertuch’s richly detailed hand-colored engravings were originally designed to educate and delight, presenting natural history subjects with scientific accuracy and visual appeal for a young audience.

• ADDITIONAL INFO: This piece is in a 11 x 14 inch mat for handling.

• CONDITION: Good condition.

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• CATEGORIES: 18th-19th Century Subjects , Natural History - Birds , Other Water Birds