Antique Print-MAGNOLIA WARBLER-GENTIAN-XXXXV-Seligmann-Leitner-Edwards-1768

About this Item

Antique print, titled: 'Der Fliegenfanger mit gelben Burzel, und der Entian aus der Wuste' - Muscipapa utopygio luteo. Gentiana autumnalis Deserti. Magnolia Warbler (Dendroica magnolia) and desert Gentian. Handcoloured etching on hand laid (verge) paper. "Description: Published and authored by Jean Michel Seligmann: "Recueil des Divers Oiseaux etrangers et peu communs…", Nuremberg, 1768. Artists and Engravers: Made by 'Johann Sebastian Leitner' after 'George Edwards'. Johann Sebastian Leitner (1715-1795) was a German engraver from Nurmberg. George Edwards (1694-1773) was an English naturalist and ornithologist, known as the "Father of British ornithology"." Condition: Very good, given age. A very faint dampstain in the top left corner of the image and top margin. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully. Storage location: RCTPC-E2-34 The overall size is ca. 9.4 x 15.7 inch. The image size is ca. 8.1 x 10.8 inch. The overall size is ca. 24 x 40 cm. The image size is ca. 20.5 x 27.4 cm.

Seller Inventory # 49652

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Antique Print-MAGNOLIA WARBLER-GENTIAN-XXXXV-Seligmann-Leitner-Edwards-1768
• Seller catalogs:
  • Natural History - Birds and Ornithology