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A New Dictionary of Natural History; or,
Compleat [sic] Universal Display of Animated Nature...

by William Frederic Martyn

Published by Harrison and Co., London (1785-1787)

Original 235+-year-old hand coloured etchings on chain-laid paper • Titles in English at bottom of page
Sheet size: approx. 9 x 14 inches (about 22.9 x 35.6 cm)

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1. Gentle Falcon  2. Gyr Falcon  3. Spotted Falcon  4. Peregrine Falcon  5. Father Lasher  6. Brazilian Red and Blue Finch  7. Long-tailed Finch  8. Painted Finch
Plate XLVI

1. Gentle Falcon  2. Gyr Falcon  3. Spotted Falcon  4. Peregrine Falcon  5. Father Lasher  6. Brazilian Red and Blue Finch  7. Long-tailed Finch  8. Painted Finch

Condition issues: text offsetting, paint smudge on lower right bird
$87.95
1. Cinereous Godwit  2. Great American Godwit  3. Red Godwit  4. Red-breasted Godwit  5. Gojaver  6. Green Goldfinch  7. Red-headed Greenfinch
Plate XLVII

1. Cinereous Godwit  2. Great American Godwit  3. Red Godwit  4. Red-breasted Godwit  5. Gojaver  6. Green Goldfinch  7. Red-headed Greenfinch

Condition issues: moderate text offsetting, trimmed but ample margins
$87.95
1. Goldfinch  2. Blue-winged Goose  3. White-fronted Goose  4. Gowry Bird  5. Grayling  6. Eared Grebe  7. Indian Green Finch
Plate XLVIII

1. Goldfinch  2. Blue-winged Goose  3. White-fronted Goose  4. Gowry Bird  5. Grayling  6. Eared Grebe  7. Indian Green Finch

Condition issues: moderate browning patches, trimmed margins
$87.95
1. Gold-fish  2. Goldsinny  3. Common Goosander  4. Red-breasted Goosander  5. Antarctic White-winged Goose  6. Canada Goose
Plate XLIX

1. Gold-fish  2. Goldsinny  3. Common Goosander  4. Red-breasted Goosander  5. Antarctic White-winged Goose  6. Canada Goose

Condition issues: very faint diagonal crease in upper portion, a few fox marks
$87.95
1. Grenadier  2. Common Gross-beak  3. Blue Gross-beak  4. Malacca Gross-beak  5. Pine Gross-beak  6. Black Grous [Grouse]  7. Black Grous [Grouse]  8. Pin-tailed Grous [Grouse]  9. Wood Grous [Grouse]
Plate L

1. Grenadier  2. Common Gross-beak  3. Blue Gross-beak  4. Malacca Gross-beak  5. Pine Gross-beak  6. Black Grous [Grouse]  7. Black Grous [Grouse]  8. Pin-tailed Grous [Grouse]  9. Wood Grous [Grouse]

Condition issues: fox marks in right margin, narrow left margin
$87.95
1. Common Gallinule  2. Gambet  3. Gannet  4. Garganey  5. Gattorugine  6. Lunulated Gilt-head  7. Toothed Gilt-head  8. Glutton
Plate LI

1. Common Gallinule  2. Gambet  3. Gannet  4. Garganey  5. Gattorugine  6. Lunulated Gilt-head  7. Toothed Gilt-head  8. Glutton

Condition issues: minor spotting and smudges
$87.95
1. Common Gull  2. Winter Gull  3. Spotted Guillemot  4. Guira-Guacuberaba  5. Grey Gurnard  6. Sapphirine Gurnard  7. Streaked Gurnard  8. Gwiniad
Plate LII

1. Common Gull  2. Winter Gull  3. Spotted Guillemot  4. Guira-Guacuberaba  5. Grey Gurnard  6. Sapphirine Gurnard  7. Streaked Gurnard  8. Gwiniad

Condition issues:  light age toning and smudges
$87.95
1. Common Goat  2. Syrian Goat  3. Goatsucker  4. Lesser Goatsucker  5. Black Goby  6. Spotted Goby
Plate LIII

1. Common Goat  2. Syrian Goat  3. Goatsucker  4. Lesser Goatsucker  5. Black Goby  6. Spotted Goby

Condition issues: age toning from text offset
$87.95
1. Forked Hake  2. Alpine Hare  3. Varying Hare  4. Black and Orange-coloured Indian Hawk  5. Marsh Hawk  6. Ring-tailed Hawk
Plate LV

1. Forked Hake  2. Alpine Hare  3. Varying Hare  4. Black and Orange-coloured Indian Hawk  5. Marsh Hawk  6. Ring-tailed Hawk

Condition issues:  light age toning and smudges
$87.95
1. Black and Spotted Heath Cock  2. Ruffed Heath Cock  3. Hedge Hog  4. Helmet Shell  5. Common Heron  6. North American Ash-coloured Heron  7. Hoopoe  8. Horned Fish  9. Hyaena
Plate LVII

1. Black and Spotted Heath Cock  2. Ruffed Heath Cock  3. Hedge Hog  4. Helmet Shell  5. Common Heron  6. North American Ash-coloured Heron  7. Hoopoe  8. Horned Fish  9. Hyaena

Condition issues:  a few light smudges, soft crease upper left corner (would not be noticeable once mounted/framed)
$87.95
1. Great Spotted Lizard  2. Black-capped Lory  3. Red-breasted Lory  4. Scarlet Lory  5. Long-tailed Scarlet Lory
Plate LXII

1. Great Spotted Lizard  2. Black-capped Lory  3. Red-breasted Lory  4. Scarlet Lory  5. Long-tailed Scarlet Lory

Condition issues:  a few smudges and brown spots
$87.95
1. Lanner  2. Red Lark  3. Hunting Leopard [cheetah]  4. Angola Linnet  5. Black Linnet  6. Olive-coloured Linnet  7. Yellow-headed Linnet  8. Lion
Plate LXIII

1. Lanner  2. Red Lark  3. Hunting Leopard [cheetah]  4. Angola Linnet  5. Black Linnet  6. Olive-coloured Linnet  7. Yellow-headed Linnet  8. Lion
Condition issues:  typical age-toning, a few smudges, short tears/nicks/paper loss to edges/corners
$87.95
1. Launce  2. Brown Lizard  3. Large Green and Spotted Lizard  4. Scaly Lizard  5. Thorny-tailed Indian Lizard  6. Warty Lizard  7. Bay Lynx  8. Persian Lynx
Plate LXIV

1. Launce  2. Brown Lizard  3. Large Green and Spotted Lizard  4. Scaly Lizard  5. Thorny-tailed Indian Lizard  6. Warty Lizard  7. Bay Lynx  8. Persian Lynx

Condition issues:  plate was torn diagonally through most of the print, then backed with another piece of paper
$20
1. Black or Ruffed Maucauco  2. Ring-tailed Maucauco  3. Woolly Maucauco  4. Great Eared Monkey  5. Little Lion Monkey
Plate LXVII

1. Black or Ruffed Maucauco  2. Ring-tailed Maucauco  3. Woolly Maucauco  4. Great Eared Monkey  5. Little Lion Monkey
Condition issues:  very light fox marks
$87.95
1. Blue and Red Macaw  2. Blue and Yellow Macaw  3. Man of War Bird  4. Blue-backed Manakin  5. Purple-breasted Manakin  6. White-faced Manakin
Plate LXVIII

1. Blue and Red Macaw  2. Blue and Yellow Macaw  3. Man of War Bird  4. Blue-backed Manakin  5. Purple-breasted Manakin  6. White-faced Manakin

Condition issues:  a few smudges/brown spots
$87.95
1. Mango Fish  2. Maryland Marmot  3. Quebec Marmot  4. Marten  5. Flying Maucauco  6. Tail-less Maucauco  7. Greater Minor  8. Lesser Minor
Plate LXIX

1. Mango Fish  2. Maryland Marmot  3. Quebec Marmot  4. Marten  5. Flying Maucauco  6. Tail-less Maucauco  7. Greater Minor  8. Lesser Minor

Condition issues:  a few smudges/brown spots
$65
1. Full-bottomed Monkey  2. Long-nosed Monkey  3. Purple-faced Monkey  4. Silky Monkey  5. Tawny Monkey
Plate LXXu

1. Full-bottomed Monkey  2. Long-nosed Monkey  3. Purple-faced Monkey  4. Silky Monkey  5. Tawny Monkey

Condition issues:  a few smudges/brown spots, trimmed but ample margins
$65
1. Moufflon  2. Mullet  3. Thombi Murex  4. Rock Murex  5. Winged Murex  6. Musk  7. Indian Musk
Plate LXXI

1. Moufflon  2. Mullet  3. Thombi Murex  4. Rock Murex  5. Winged Murex  6. Musk  7. Indian Musk

Condition issues:  a few smudges/brown spots
$65
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