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Edwards, George, 1694-1773: The Crested Coot, and White Sheathbill
- Date
- 2 October 1803
- By
- Edwards, George, 1694-1773; Pass, John, 1783?-1832
- Reference
- A-470-019
- Description
Hand-coloured engraving of a Red-knobbed Coot and a Snowy Sheathbill, drawn by George Edwards and engraved by J Pass, published 2 October 1803.
Plate from Ebenezer Sibly and Carl Linnaeus. 'A genuine and universal System of Natural History'. 14 vols. London: Lewis & Co., 1794-1810.
Depicts a Crested Coot [Red-knobbed coot (Fulica cristata)] and a White Sheathbill [Snowy sheathbill (Chionis albus)].
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Quantity: 1 colour art print(s) Hand-coloured engraving, 216 x 126 mm.
Physical Description: Hand-coloured engraving on paper, 216 x 126 mm.
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Format
- 1 colour art print(s) Hand-coloured engraving, 216 x 126 mm, Scientific illustrations, Hand-coloured engraving on paper, 216 x 126 mm.
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