Triangular Spotted Pigeon (2 results)

Original hand-coloured copper engraving (c.27 x 21.5 cm). An attractive ornithological plate from 'Encyclopaedia Londinensis; or, Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Literature, Comprehending, Under One General Alphabetical Arrangement, all the Words and Substance of Every Kind of Dictionary Extant in the English Language. In which the Improved Departments of the Mechanical Arts, the Liberal Sciences, the Higher Mathematics, and the Several Branches of Polite Literature, are Selected from the Acts, Memoirs, and Transactions, of the Most Eminent Literary Societies, in Europe, Asia, and America'. George Edwards FRS (3 April 1694 23 July 1773) was an English naturalist and ornithologist, known as the "father of British ornithology". Engraved by J. Pass.…

Artist or Author: George EdwardsWork: A Natural History of Uncommon Birds and of some other Rare and Undescribed Animals or Gleanings of Natural HistoryDate of Publication: 1745-1806Style: Originally Hand-colored EngravingPaper Size: ~ 9 1/4" by 11 3/4"Condition: The work is in good to very good condition overall. There may be some very light toning, offset, or light fox marks to engravings from this the work. There may be a few minor imperfections to be expected with age. Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions.Description of the work:This originally hand-colored engraving is from George Edwards's A Natural History of Uncommon Birds and of some other Rare and Undescribed Animals and Gleanings of Natural History. The work was published in London for the Author between 1745 and 1806.This was one of the most important natural history works. Many of the birds in the work had not been previously illustrated, with quite a few being foreign species drawn from captivity in London. Linnaeus gave around 350 birds their scientific names based on Edwards's descriptions.George Edwards (1694-1773) was an English draughtsman and proficient ornithologist. He worked as the Librarian to the Royal College of Physicians which eventually allowed him to pursue publishing his bird studies and drawings. Edward really drove the prominence of bird and animal illustration in his time and thus became known as 'The Father of British Ornithology.'.…