Sir William Jardine "The Naturalist's Library" 1838-43 antique bird prints, ornithology prints Pigeons

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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
(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.)

Plate 1 (a) Vinago Aramatica (less foliage than plate 1b) $89.95	Plate 1 (b) Vinago Aramatica Aromatic Vinago native of India (more foliage than plate 1a) $89.95	Plate 2 (a) Vinago Oxyura (less foliage than plate 2b) $89.95	Plate 2 (b) Vinago Oxyura Sharp-tailed Vinago native of Java (more foliage than plate 2b) $89.95
Plate 3 Ptilinopus Purpuratus $89.95	Plate 4 Ptilinopus Monachus $89.95	Plate 6 (a) Carophaga Magnifica (less foliage than 6(b) $89.95	Plate 6 (b) Carophaga Magnifica Magnificent Fruit Pigeon native of Australia (more foliage than 6(a) $89.95
Plate 7 (a) Carpophaga Oceanica (less foliage than 7(b)	Plate 7 (b) Carpophaga Oceanica Oceanic Fruit Pigeon native of the Caroline Islands (more foliage than 7(a) $89.95	Plate 8 Columba Plasianella $89.95	Plate 9 Columba Spadicea $89.95
Plate 10 (a) Columba Dilopha (less foliage than 10(b) $89.95	Plate 10 (b) Columba Dilopha Double-crested Pigeon native of New Holland (Australia) (more foliage than 10(a) $89.95	Plate 11 (a) Columba Oenas (less foliage than 11(b) $89.95	Plate 11 (b) Columba Oenas Wood Pigeon native of Europe (more foliage than 11(a) $89.95
Plate ? Wood Pigeon $89.95		Plate 12 (a) Columba Livia (less foliage than 12(b) $89.95	Plate 12 (b) Columba Livia Biset or wild Rook Pigeon native of all Countries (more text than 12(a)
Plate 13 (a) Columba Livia var. Laticauda (less foliage than 13(b) $89.95	Plate 13 (b) Columba Livia var. Laticauda Broad or Fan-Tailed Shaker (more background detail than 13(a) $89.95	Plate 14 (a) Columba Livia var. Cucullata (less background detail than 14(b) $89.95	Plate 14 (b) Columba Livia var. Cucullata Jacobine Pigeon (more background detail than 14(a) $89.95
Plate 15 (a) Columba Livia var. Gutturosa (less detailed background than 15(b) $89.95	Plate 15 (b) Columba Livia var. Gutturosa Powter or Cropper Pigeon (more background detail than 15(a) $89.95	Plate 16 (a) Columba Livia var. Turcica (less detailed background than 16(b) $89.95	Plate 16 (b) Columba Livia var. Turcica Turkish or Mawmet Pigeon (more background detail than 16(a) $89.95
Plate 17 Turtur Risorius $89.95		Plate 20 (a) Ectopistes Capensis (less detailed background than 20(b) $89.95	Plate 20 (b) Ectopistes Capensis Cape Turtle (more background detail than 20(a)
Plate 21 (a) Phaps Chalcoptera (less detailed background than 21(b) $89.95	Plate 21 (b) Phaps Chalcoptera Bronze-winged Ground Dove native of Australia (more background detail than 21(a) $89.95	Plate 22 Chaempelia Talpicoti $89.95	Plate 22 Red-eyed Pigeon $89.95
Plate 23 Syrheptes Pallassii $89.95	Plate 23 Peristera Tympanistria Tambourine Ground Dove native of S. Africa $89.95	Plate 24 (a) Peristera Rufaxilla (less detailed background than 24(b) $89.95	Plate 24 (b) Peristera Rufaxilla White-bellied Ground Dove native of Jamaica (more background detail than 24(a) $89.95
Plate 25 (a) Peristera Cuprea (less detailed background than 25(b) $89.95	Plate 25 (b) Peristera Cuprea Copper-coloured Ground Dove native of the West Indies (more background detail than 25(a) $89.95	Plate 26 Peristera Larvata $89.95	Plate 27 Geophilus Cyanocephalous $89.95
Plate 28 Glophilus (Geophilus) Carunculatus $89.95		Plate 29 (a) Geophilus Nicobaricus (less detailed background than 29(b) $89.95	Plate 29 (b) Geophilus Nicobaricus The Nicobar Ground Pigeon native of the Island of Nicobar (more background detail than 29(a) $89.95
Plate 30 (a) Lophyrus Coronatus (less detailed background than 30(b) $89.95	Plate 30 (b) Lophyrus Coronatus Crowned Goura Pigeon native of Java (more background detail than 30(a) $89.95
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