JAK-1147

Antique Bird Print of a Common Merganser by Buffon (1766)

  • Condition: Fair/good, general age-related toning. Few stains, also affecting image. Blank verso. Please study image carefully.
  • Date: 1766
  • Overall size: 19 x 25 cm.
  • Image size: 15 x 19 cm.
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.. Antique Bird Print of a Common Merganser by Buffon (1766)

Description: Antique bird print titled 'Le Harle'. Old bird print of a common merganser. This print originates from Buffon’s ‘Histoire Naturelle’, 1766.

Artists and Engravers: Comte de Buffon (September 7, 1707 - April 16, 1788). French naturalist, mathematician, biologist, cosmologist and author. Buffon's views influenced the next two generations of naturalists, including Jean-Baptiste Lamarck and Charles Darwin.