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Brown, Peter, fl 1758-1799: Der neuseeländische Bienenfresser
- Date
- [ca 1794-1796]
- By
- Brown, Peter, active 1758-1799; Buffon, Georges Louis Leclerc, comte de, 1707-1788
- Reference
- A-470-012
- Description
Hand-coloured engraving of a Tui bird from the Georges Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, 'Allgemeine Naturgeschichte', 1784-1796, based on engraving in part 21 of Bernhard Christian Otto, 'Herrn von Buffons Naturgeschichte der Vögel', Berlin: Pauli, 1794, plate [76] facing page 268.
Title above image: "Der neuseeländische Bienenfresser. T[afel] DCCCXCIV."
Reference below image: "Buff. N. d. Vögel. XXI.Th."
This is based on an engraving in Peter Brown, 'New Illustrations of Zoology', London: B White, 1776.
Depicts the New Zealand endemic bird Tui (Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae).
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Quantity: 1 colour art print(s) Hand-coloured engraving on laid paper, 168 x 108 mm.
Physical Description: Hand-coloured engraving on laid paper, 168 x 108 mm.
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- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Format
- 1 colour art print(s) Hand-coloured engraving on laid paper, 168 x 108 mm, Scientific illustrations, Hand-coloured engraving on laid paper, 168 x 108 mm.
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