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Brodtmann, Karl Joseph, 1787-1862: Der russfarbige Albatros. Der Albatros mit schwarzen Augenbrauen. Das Seeschaf. Der gelbschnäbelige Albatros
- Date
- 1830
- By
- Brodtmann, Karl Joseph, 1787-1862; Schinz, Heinrich Rudolf, 1777-1861
- Reference
- A-470-024
- Description
Lithograph depicting four species of albatross lithographed by Karl Joseph Brodtmann. Plate 135 from Heinrich Rudolf Schinz, 'Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der Vögel. Nach den neuesten Systemen bearbeitet', published by Brodtmann's Lithographische Kunstanstalt, Zurich, [1830].
Four albatross species depicted at 1/7 actual size, with captions in German, Latin, and French:
"Der russfarbige Albatros. Diomedea fuliginosa. Albatros fuligineux." [Light-mantled Sooty Albatross (Phoebetria palpebrata)]
"Der Albatros mit schwarzen Augenbrauen. Diomedea melanophos. Albatros sourcils noir." [Black-browed Albatross (Thalassarche melanophris)]
"Das Seeschaf. Diomedea exulans. Albatros mouton." [Wandering Albatross (Diomedea exulans)]
"Der gelbschnäbelige Albatros. Diomedea chlororhynchos. Albatros ruban jaune." [Atlantic yellow-nosed Albatross (Thalassarche chlororhynchos)]
Title transcribed from item
Inscriptions: Verso - top centre - H R Schinz | Brodtmann's Litho Zurich 1830 [in pencil]
Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s) Lithograph on paper, 328 x 225 mm.
Physical Description: Lithograph on paper, 328 x 225 mm.
Provenance: Purchase: Antiquarian Art, Waterloo, Lower Hutt, November 2015
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Format
- 1 b&w art print(s) Lithograph on paper, 328 x 225 mm, Scientific illustrations, Lithographs, Lithograph on paper, 328 x 225 mm.
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