| James E. De Kay (2) Birds of New York These prints
are hand-colored
lithographs taken
from James Ellsworth
DeKay's classic Zoology of
New York ,or
the New-York
Fauna, Part II, Birds, published in Albany, NY,
by Carrol and
Cook, 1844
. The artist is John William Hill, and the lithography
is by George
Endicott of New York. The plates are printed on
sturdy, white paper,
which is
in exceptionally fine condition, with fresh, clean
surfaces and
very little evidence of wear. Although the
plates are 157 years
old, they look and feel as if they were just
printed. It would
be hard to find a better set of De Kay's birds.
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James DeKay Birds
