Hand-Colored Engraving from American Ornithology. 1. Sharp Skinn'd Hawk. 2. Redstart. Plate no. 45. Drawn from Nature by A. Wilson. Engraved by A. Lawson

Wilson, Alexander

Edité par Blandsford and Inskeep, [Philadelphia, 1814

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1 vols. 14 x 11. Wilson is the Father of American ornithology. He was born and raised in Paisley, Scotland. American Ornithology was published the first seven volumes of his landmark work on American birds between 1808 and his death in 1813; the eighth and ninth volumes, edited by George Ord, completed the work in1814 with plates left finished by Wilson and text written by Ord from Wilson's notes. The Plate is from this first edition.

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• Titre: Hand-Colored Engraving from American Ornithology. 1. Sharp Skinn'd Hawk. 2. Redstart. Plate no. 45. Drawn from Nature by A. Wilson. Engraved by A. Lawson
• Éditeur: Blandsford and Inskeep, [Philadelphia
• Date de parution: 1814
• Reliure: 1 vols. 14 x 11
• Édition: Edition originale
• État de l'article: Fine