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The Naturalist's Library

Sir William Jardine (publisher) • Wm. Lizars (principal engraver)
1830s-1840s, London & Edinburgh

Original hand-coloured engravings over 180 years old
Sheet size: approximately 3.5 x 6.5 inches.

Wonderful for small walls or intimate spaces. They also make great groupings of 3 or 5!

These vibrant prints are from the Ornithology volumes of The Naturalist's Library.  Sir William Jardine, who edited the series, commissioned experts throughout Europe to author each of the 40 volumes organized by four major topics — mammals, birds, insects, and fish.  The volumes included over 1300 hand-coloured plates produced from engravings by William Lizars, the eminent Scottish engraver and painter of topographical views.

Sir William Jardine
Sir William Jardine
(1800-1874)

Please click on thumbnails below for a better look at each print.
(The digital watermark on images deters image theft and does not appear on actual print.)

Blue-bellied Saw-billed Hummingbird
Plate 1

Trochilus Anais
Blue-bellied Saw-billed Hummingbird
native of Mexico


$89.95

Trochilus Avocetta (no foliage)
Plate 2 (a)

Trochilus Avocetta
(no foliage in tree)

$89.95

Avocet Hummingbird
Plate 2 (b)

Trochilus Avocetta
Avocet-billed Hummingbird

(with foliage in tree)
native of Peru

$89.95

Trochilus Recurvirostris
Plate 3 (a)

Trochilus Recurvirostris
(no foliage in tree)

$89.95

Trochilus Recurvirostris
Plate 3 (b)

Trochilus Recurvirostris
(with foliage in tree)

$89.95

Gigantic Hummingbird
Plate 3

Trochilus Gigas
Gigantic Hummingbird

native of Chili [sic]
(Chile)

$89.95

Nectarinia Splendida (Splendid Hummingbird)
Plate 5

Nectarinia Splendida
(Splendid Hummingbird)
native of W. Africa

$89.95

Stoke's Hummingbird
Plate 5

Trochilus Stokesii
Stoke's Hummingbird
native of Juan Fernandez

Blue-cheeked Bee-Eater
Plate 7

Blue-cheeked Bee-Eater

$89.95

Nectarinia Fusca
Plate 8

Nectarinia Fusca

$89.95

Trochilus Petasphorus
Plate 13

Trochilus Petasphorus


Nectarinia fuliginosa
Plate 14

Nectarinia fuliginosa

$89.95

Fire-backed Sunbird
Plate 15

Fire-backed Sunbird

$89.95

Trochilus Scutatus
Plate 14

Trochilus Scutatus

$89.95

Nectarinia Stangerii
Plate 15

Nectarinia Stangerii

$89.95

Trochilus Ornatus female
Plate 16

Trochilus Ornatus
female

Wagler's Hummingbird
Plate 16

Trochilus Walerii
Wagler's Hummingbird

native of Brazil

$89.95

Trochilus Audenetii
Plate 17

Trochilus Audenetii

$89.95

Nectarinia Pulchella
Plate 18

Nectarinia Pulchella

$89.95

Viellot's Hummingbird
Plate 18

Trochilus Chalybeus
Viellot's Hummingbird

native of Brazil

$89.95

Trochilus rivolii
Plate 18

Trochilus rivolii


 

Buffon's Hummingbird
Plate 19

Trochilus Buffonii
Buffon's Hummingbird

native of Brazil

Nectarinia Affinis
Plate 21

Nectarinia Affinis
native of Manilla

Trochilus Cornutus male
Plate 21

Trochilus Cornutus
male

$89.95

Trochilus Cornutus Female
Plate 22

Trochilus Cornutus
female

$89.95

Nectarinia Hasseltii
Plate 22

Nectarinia Hasseltii

$89.95

Dupont's Hummingbird
Plate 26

Trochilus Dupontii

$45
(some foxing)

Trochilus Enicurus
Plate 27

Trochilus Enicurus

$89.95

Hairy-legged Hummingbird
Plate 29

Trochilus Hirsutus
Hairy-legged Hummingbird

native of Tobago

Nectarinia Adelberti
Plate 30

Nectarinia Adelberti
native of W. Africa

$89.95

Harlequin Hummingbird
Plate 31

Trochilus Multicolor
Harlequin Hummingbird

Habitat Unknown

$89.95

Trochilus Gramineus Adult
Plate 32?

Trochilus Gramineus
Adult

$89.95

Trochilus Gramineus - young
Plate 33

Trochilus Gramineus
Young


$89.95

We have many more of "The Naturalist's Library" birds, including Hummingbirds (this page), Parrots,
Pigeons, Birds of Prey
, Water Birds, Game Birds, General/Song Birds


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