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18.5 x 12 cm (7.3 x 4.8 inches)This antique print was made by wood engraving in 1855. It is in in excellent condition and is an original antique by Reverend Francis Orpen Morris and was printed by Groombridge and Sons of London in 1887. The paper is good quality and blank on the reverse side. It is..

45 x 34 cm (17.5 x 13.5 inches)Wandering Albatross (Diomedea exulans), Black-headed Gull (Larus ridibundus), Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus), European Herring Gull (Larus argentatus), Gull (Lestris parasilica), Caspian Tern (Sterna caspia), Little Tern (Sterna minuta), Black Skimmer (Rhyncho..

42 x 24.5 cm (16.5 x 9.75 inches)Eagle, Dodo, Guinea hen, Gentle Falcon, Caracara, Butcher Bird, Balearic Crane, Roller, CormorantThis large antique copper plate engraving is by George Selby Howard he was a distinguished English scientist and lawyer. It was made in 1788 for "The New Royal Cyclopaedi..

21 x 13 cm (8.5 x 5.25 inches)Pelecanus carboThis is a hand colored engraving made in 1812 from the Comte de Buffon's English edition of Natural History. Buffon's works influenced the next two generations of naturalists, including Jean-Baptiste Lamarck and Georges Cuvier. It has been said that "Trul..

28 x 21 cm (11 x 8.5 inches).North AmericaThis antique illustration is from a work by Thomas Sadler Roberts about North American birds. This is an original antique from the 1930s, not a reproduction. It is in superb condition. There is text on the back that does not relate to the birds shown.Thomas ..

38.5 x 23 cm (15.2 x 9 inches)This large antique copper plate engraving is by John Jonston. He was a scholar, renowned physician and distinguished naturalist. It was made in 1657 for "Historiae naturalis" and engraved by Matthaus Merian, the great German engraver. The engraving is printed on chain-l..

25 x 15.5 cm (9.75 x 6 inches)This is an original hand colored wood engraving made by Charles Robert Bree in 1866. Bree was a medical practioner and zoologist, who became a renowned Victorian ornithologist. It is a genuine antique print, not a reproduction. It is in excellent condition. The paper an..

29 x 21 cm (11.5 x 8.5 inches).Phalacrocorax brasilianusBrazilThis lithograph has hand painted coloring and was made in the period 1849-1853. It is from the documentation of the US Naval Astronomical Expedition To Southern Hemisphere in 1849. This is an antique, not a reproduction and is in excellen..

26 x 16 cm (10.3 x 6.25 inches)Shag, Cormorant, White Pelican and GannetThis original antique lithograph was made in the 1890s and is from Henry Seebohm's work on birds eggs, one of the best studies of birds eggs of the 1800s...

25 x 15 cm (10 x 6 inches).Le Pelican. Le CormoraneThis antique lithograph was made in 1833 in Brussels for Daubenton and Buffon's epic natural history work.It has original, hand painted colouring which is absolutely superb (on a par with the finest we've seen). The range of colours and precise brus..

22 x 14cm (8.6 x 5.5 inches). This chromolithograph was made at the turn of the 19th century by Archibald Thorburn. The birds are rendered in attractive life-like portraits and set in their natural surrounding. It is a genuine antique print, not a reproduction and is in excellent condition. These pr..

21 x 13 cm (8.3 x 5.2 inches).This superb antique engraving is over 230 years old. It's from "British Zoology" by Thomas Pennant, which was published in 1776 in Warrington, England. The illustrations in the early editions were so expensive to produce that he made little money and gave the profits to..

25 x 15.5 cm (9.75 x 6 inches)This is an original hand colored wood engraving made by Charles Robert Bree in 1866. Bree was a medical practioner and zoologist, who became a renowned Victorian ornithologist. It is a genuine antique print, not a reproduction. It is in excellent condition. The paper an..