Item 1026Calyptorynchus Cookii
C1800. Copper-line engraving. C1800. 220mm by 130mm (sheet). From George Shaw's 'General Zoology or Systematic Natural History'.
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Item 1027Nanodes Venustus
C1800. Copper-line engraving. C1800. 220mm by 130mm (sheet). From George Shaw's 'General Zoology or Systematic Natural History'.
Item 1219Apteryx Owenii Juv. (Young Grey Kiwi)
C1875. Lithograph with original hand-colouring. C1875. 285mm by 240mm (sheet). From G.D. Rowley's, 'Ornithological Miscellany', 1875 - 78. Johannes Gerardus Keulemans (1842 - 1912) was a Dutch bird illustrator. For most of his life he lived and worked in England, illustrating a large number of the best-known ornithology books of.....
Item 1460Fan-tailed Flycatcher
C1835. Watercolour. C1835. 140mm by 180mm (sheet). A Victorian watercolour on embossed card after the John Latham engraving of the New Zealand fan-tailed flycatcher. The embossed card is marked 'Dobbs'.Titled 'Fan-tailed Flycatcher' in ink below the image and on reverse. A couple of small marks. Remains of hinges on reverse."
Item 1142Cassowary of New South Wales (Emu)
1789. Copper-line engraving. 1789. 230mm by 175mm (platemark). Sarah Stone was a zoological artist, her fine depictions of birds formed part of a series of works documenting Sir Ashton Lever's Leverian Museum. She was the daughter of a professional ladies' fan painter who likely encouraged her interest in art. From.....
Item 4241Inka-Kakadu (Major Mitchell cockatoo)
Chromolithograph, circa 1895. 240mm by 155mm (sheet). CONDITION : Tiny crease at the bottom of the sheet.
Item 4323Australian Emeu
Circa 1870. Albumen stereoview photograph. Circa 1870. 90mm by 175mm (card). Photograph of a taxidermied emu on a yellow card. 'Miscellaneous' printed on edges of the card. CONDITION : A few small indentations in photographs. Slight soiling to card.
Item 1193Cockatoos
1822. Copper-line engraving. 1822. 200mm by 120mm (sheet). 'Le Kakatoes a Huppe Rouge 2. Le Petit Kakatoes a Bec Couleur de Chaire' From 'Histoire Naturelle de Buffon, Classification de Cuvier' published in Paris in 1822.Some off-setting."
Item 3302Der New Hollandische Casuar (Emu)
C1820. Copper-line engraving. C1820. 235mm by 180mm (sheet0. From Friedrich Ludwig Lindner's 'Der fünfte Welttheil oder Australien. Eine geographisches Hand- und Lesebuch zur Belehrung und Unterhaltung. Nach den Berichten der glaubwürdigsten Reisenden. (The fifth continent or Australia. A geographical guide and reader for instruction and entertainment. Based on the accounts.....
Item 2702Gang Gang Cockatoo
1810. Copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring. 1810. 235mm by 195mm (sheet). After the engraving of 'Psittacus fimbriatus - Fringe Crested Cockatoo, from New South Wales in the Museum of Major General Davies', published in Lieutenant James Grant's 'The narrative of a voyage of discovery performed in His Majesty's vessel, the.....
Item 1194Green parrot and Palm Cockatoo
1822. Copper-line engraving. 1822. 200mm by 120mm (sheet). 'L'Ara vert 2. L'Ara noir' From 'Histoire Naturelle de Buffon, Classification de Cuvier' published in Paris in 1822."
Item 2535Lyre Bird
C1860. Lithograph with original hand-colouring. C1860. 290mm by 215mm (sheet). 'Der neuhollandische Leivogel (Menura Superba)'. From Fitzinger’s ‘Bilder-Atlas zur wissenschaftlich-populären Naturgeschichte’. One small foxing spot lower left corner."
Item 1051The Lyre Bird and Condougan of India
1837. Copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring. 1837. 210mm by 130mm (sheet). From Baron Georges Cuvier's (1769-1832) 'Animal Kingdom', published in London in 1837.
Item 886Ostrich of America and Black Swan of New Holland
C1815. Copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring. C1815. 235mm by 195mm (sheet). From Bilderbuch Zum Nutzen und Vergnugen Der Jugend by Friedrich Justin Bertuch (1747-1822), an encyclopedic collection of Interesting Animals, Plants, Flowers, Fruits, Minerals, Costumes, Antiquities and other Interesting Objects published in multiple volumes between 1801 and 1815. Accompanied by.....
Item 1028Platycercus ? Setarius
C1800. Copper-line engraving. C1800. 220mm by 130mm (sheet). From George Shaw's 'General Zoology or Systematic Natural History'.
Item 1136Rose Cockatoo, P Eos
1829. Copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring. 1829. 220mm by 130mm (platemark). India laid. Light foxing to the margins. One small indenation within the platemark.
Item 3002Slender-Billed Cockatoo
1884-1887. Colour woodblock finished by hand. 1884-1887. 250mm by 180mm (sheet). From WT Greene's 'Parrots In Captivity'. Alexander Francis Lydon was an English watercolour artist, illustrator and engraver of natural history and landscapes. Benjamin Fawcett was a renowned 19th century colour printer. "
Item 3265Black Swan and Greylag Goose
1837. Engraving with original hand-colouring. 1837. 150mm by 85mm (image) 230mm by 145mm (sheet). From an Italian edition of 'Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles', first published by the Royal Printing House of France from 1816-1829, then published in Italian in 1837 by Batelli & Sons. Pretre was one of the foremost.....
Item 3263Menura lira (Lyre Bird)
1837. Engraving with original hand-colouring. 1837. 150mm by 85mm (image) 230mm by 145mm (sheet). From an Italian edition of 'Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles', first published by the Royal Printing House of France from 1816-1829, then published in Italian in 1837 by Batelli & Sons. Pretre was one of the foremost.....
Item 3262Cassowary
1837. Engraving with original hand-colouring. 1837. 150mm by 85mm (image) 230mm by 145mm (sheet). From an Italian edition of 'Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles', first published by the Royal Printing House of France from 1816-1829, then published in Italian in 1837 by Batelli & Sons. Pretre was one of the foremost.....
Item 1110Black Swan
1808. Copper-line engraving. 1808. 210mm by 125mm (sheet). Published by George Kearsley in George Shaw's 'Zoological Lectures delivered at the Royal Institution', 1809. Image printed close to left hand edge of sheet."
Item 1278Casuarius Australis (Emu) and Casuaris Galeatus (Cassowary)
1808. Copper-line engraving. 1808. 135mm by 205mm (sheet0. From George Shaw's 'General zoology or systematic natural history... with plates from the first authorities and most selected specimens, engraved principally by Mr. Heath. London: Printed for G. Kearsley'. Bottom left corner missing."
Item 1286Bertuch - New Zealand Fan-Tailed Flycatcher
C1815. Copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring. C1815. 220mm by 175mm (platemark). 'Fig 1 The Azur Flycatcher (Philippines) Fig 2 The black headed Tanager (Guinea) Fig 3 Capital Tanager Fig 4 Paradise Flycatcher (Cape of Good hope) Fig 5 The fan-tailed Flycatcher (New Zealand) (central bird)' From Bilderbuch Zum Nutzen und.....
Item 2575Bertuch - Rosellas
C1815. Copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring. C1815. 235mm by 200mm (sheet). 'Tres Jolis Perroquets’ incl Australian parrots Fig 4 La Perruche de Pennant and Fig 5 La Perruche omni-colore. From Bilderbuch Zum Nutzen und Vergnugen Der Jugend by Friedrich Justin Bertuch (1747-1822), an encyclopedic collection of Interesting Animals, Plants, Flowers.....
Item 2958Broinowski - Australian Cassowary
1899. Chromolithograph. 1899. 355mm by 255mm (sheet). 'Casuarius Australis – Australian Cassowary' Broinowski was a Polish artist and ornithologist who arrived in Victoria c1857. From 1887 - 1891 he published 'The Birds of Australia' which contained about 300 chromolithographs. "