| Georges Cuvier Birds (1) The exquisite hand-colored engravings below are cut from the first English edition of Georges Léopole Chrétien Frédéric Dagobert, Baron Cuvier's classic Animal Kingdom: Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization . . . With Additional Descriptions of All the Species Hitherto Named, and of Many not before Noticed, edited by Edward Griffith and printed for George B. Whittaker, London (1827-35) . Originally published in French in 1817 as Le Règne animal destribué d'après son organisation, this work was the "most influential exposition of the typological approach to animal classification, representing the greatest body of zoological facts that had yet been assembled; it served as the standard zoological manual formost of Europe during the first half of the nineteenth century" (Norman Library). The majority of bird plates are not attributed to any artist; among the names that appear, however, are C. Hamilton Smith, J. Lewin, C. M. Curtis. The plates are printed on fine, very white "Whatman" paper and dated "1828" or "1829." All have a common name, and some also have a scientific name. Size: 9.25 x 5.75 inches. |
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Mississippi
Kite Falco mississipensis |
60.00 |
Excellent |
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Prince
Maxmillilan's Crested Hawk Falco ? |
60.00 |
Excellent |
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The
Urubitinga Falco urubitinga |
60.00 |
Excellent |
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Brazilian
Long-Legged Hawk of Prince Maxmillian Falco wiedii braziliensis |
60.00 |
Excellent |
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Angola
Vulture F. angolensis |
55.00 |
Excellent |
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Goatsucker
from Peru |
55.00 |
Excellent |
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Scissars-Tailed
Goatsucker |
55.00 |
Excellent |
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Long-Eared
Podargus |
55.00 |
Excellent |
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Bloxam's
Plant Cutter |
55.00 |
Excellent |
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Spotted-Necked Turtle |
55.00 |
Excellent |
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The
Wild Turkey Meleagris fera |
65.00 |
Excellent |
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Honduras
Turkey Meleagris ocellatua |
70.00 |
Excellent |
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Javan
Cock Gallus bankiva |
Sold |
Very
Good |
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Chanceable
Pheasant P. versicolor |
45.00 |
Excellent |
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The
Chinquis Pavo bicalcaratus |
45.00 |
Excellent |
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The
Coloured Lophophorus Lophophorus cuviere |
55.00 |
Excellent |
Cuvier Birds