Description: C I R Q L A R Original antique prints, books, maps and atlases Name Of PrintLANIUS CAUDA FORCIPATA. Plate # 7.Author/Artist George Edwards and Johann Seligmann. Date of Publication Nuremberg: 1749-76. Type of Print Original hand colored engraving. Printed on hand made watermarked "laid" paper. Size of Image Folio: ~17" X 10 1/2" (sheet size dimensions: plate marks a bit smaller). Condition In overall very good to excellent condition. Description We are proud to be able to offer a fine FIRST EDITION original hand colored engraving by George Edwards (1694–1773), from the difficult to acquire work entitled Sammlung Verschiedener Auslandischer Und Seltener Vogel. Seligmann re-engraved the earlier plates of both Edwards and Mark Catesby. George Edwards was an English draughtsman and proficient ornithologist. He worked as the Librarian tothe Royal College of Physicians which eventually allowed him to pursue publishing his own bird studies and drawings. Edwards really drove the prominence of bird and animal illustration in his time and thus became known as 'The Father of British Ornithology.' We are delighted to be able to offer a wonderful selection of these original plates in excellent condition, ech printed on large paper.Thank you for looking and please be sure and look at our other auctions for other fine works by Audubon from the first as well as the 1860 editions of the Birds Of America. We also have other architectural, natural history plates as well as original maps, all guaranteed original. We do not use the eBay check-out system for invoicing so it is not necessary to email us at auction end. You will receive an email from Paypal letting you know the particular payment options available to you. We will also send you an email summarizing your winning bids along with one combined postal charge. We will email you this summary within 24 hours after the auction's end. Cirqlar is a SquareTrade seller in good standing and we will do everything we can make this a positive experience for you. We don't hold checks for clearance (we have yet to receive a bad check after over 25,000 transactions!). Again, we will be happy to combine purchases to save on your shipping costs. News flash! We are now using USPS for our North American shipments. Shipments are easy to track, and, well, frankly we have only lost one singular package out of the tens of thousands of packages we have sent. Good job USPS! If you are one of our International friends, please contact us with your particulars (name of country, insurance requirements if any) so that we might get as accurate a quote as possible to get your purchase to you in a timely fashion. Please note that we now have (finally, mercifully) a legitimate "about me" section where you can find more information about who we are and what we do as well as more tips on collecting prints and the various types of printing techniques that have been used over the years. In addition, we have hundreds of rare prints and colorplate books, maps and atlases at set prices. We have recently been fortunate enough to acquire, for example, the original watercolors from Lewin's "Birds of Great Britain". We also have listed several prints from Shaw and Nodder's "The Naturalist's Miscellany", flower prints from Curtis' "Flora Londinensis", P.J. Redoute's "Les Liliacees". Please also check out our ebay listings for some phenomenal Abbeville edition elephant folio restrikes of Audubon's "Birds Of America" which are what many refer to as the preeminent 20th century facsimile edition of this important work. We will be updating this frequently. We are committed to offering the very best antique prints available with over the top superior service. Click "here" for more information about us. Thank you for looking. <img src="https://ti2.auctiva.com/web/aswCredit.gif" border="0"><br><a href="https://www.auctiva.com/?how=scLnk1" target="_blank"><img src="https://ti2.auctiva.com/images/sc1line1.gif" border="0"></a> <div style="text-align:center"><a style="text-decoration:none" href="https://mostpopular.sellathon.com/?id=AC951964"><img src="https://www.sellathon.com/Resources/Images/countercredit.gif" border="0"></a></div>
Price: 59.99 USD
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
End Time: 2025-01-18T13:42:32.000Z
Shipping Cost: 16 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Artist: Alexander Wilson, Edwards
Type: Print
Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
Year of Production: 1810
Date of Creation: 1749
Features: 1st Edition
Material: Engraving
Region of Origin: Nuremberg
Production Technique: Engraving
Subject: Birds, Ornithology
Print Surface: Paper
