Antique Bird Print of a Cropper Pigeon by Sepp & Nozeman, 1829

€ 750

One of a kind: this is the sheet in the photographs. Ships from Langweer, the Netherlands.

Date: 1829
Mapmaker / artist: M. Houttuyn (Author),J.C. Sepp (Artist)
Sheet size: 53.5 × 37 cm (21.1 × 14.6 in)
Condition: Good
Reference: BG-05991/212

Condition

Original text page included. Please study image carefully.

About this sheet

Antique print titled 'Columba Gutturosa'. This print originates from 'Nederlandsche Vogelen; volgens hunne huisdouding, aert, en eigenschappen beschreeven", Amsterdam, 1770-1829 by C. Nozeman, M. Houttuyn and J.C. Sepp. This is the most important and first study in the Netherlands of ornithology at that time. The birds are depicted as they are in life, said to be depicted close to life sized and in their environment.