'PLATE 85. KRAEHEN (.).'This original antique print shows various birds; 1. Staar (Sturnus) - starling, 2. Mino (Eulabes) - Myna, 3. Viehstaar (Molothrus) - Cowbird, 4. Webervogel (Ploceus) - Weaver bird, 5. Beutelstaar (Cassicus) - possibly the Australian piping crow, 6. Paradiesvogel (Paradisea) - Bird of Paradise, 7. Lappenvogel (Glaucopis) - Wattled crow, or kokako, 8. Racke (Coracias) - Coracias garrulus.Made by C. Mayer after Lorenz Oken.Medium: Lithograph with original old hand colouring. on wove (vellin) paper.Sheet size: 27 x 34 cm (10.63 x 13.39 inch). Image size: 23 x 30 cm. (9.06 x 11.81 inch).BIRD OF PARADISE-STARLING-COWBIRD-CROW | PCO-A194-30BACKGROUND INFORMATIONThis old antique print originates from: 'Abbildungen zu Oken's allgemeiner Naturgeschichte fur alle Stande', published by Hoffmann'sche Verlags-Buchhandlung in Stuttgart, Germany 1833 1841.Biography artist: Lorenz Oken (1779-1851), was a German transcendental naturalist, philosopher & physician. Born Okenfuss, the son of a farmer, he simplified his name to Oken while at medical school in Freiburg, Bavaria. Oken was a prolific & vocal writer, lecturer and theorist, publishing many philosophical treatises during his life. His masterpiece and lasting legacy to the world is the 13-volume 'Naturgeschichte fur alle Stande' (Natural History for all Social Ranks), first published between 1833 and 1841. This plate engraved by C. Mayer. Condition: good, given age. Minor foxing/staining. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

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Antique Print-BIRD OF PARADISE-STARLING-COWBIRD-CROW-Mayer-Oken-1833

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1833

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Lorenz Oken

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Pictura Prints offers mostly antique prints, art, maps and books. Since 2004 the owner Peter Cornelissen started Theprintscollector and has been in business as a print and book seller. In 2018 he decided to further develop his personal collection through 'Pictura Prints'. Peter has a background in design and landscape architecture and holds a degree in paper restauration. He holds shop in Overasselt, a small town on the Maas river near Nijmegen, The Netherlands, which can be visited by appointment. He is a member of the Dutch Association of Antiquarians (NVVA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).

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