Antique Bird Print of a Swan ‘Tab. II’ by Sepp & Nozeman, 1829

€ 1 200

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

Date: 1829
Mapmaker / artist: Cornelius Nozeman (Artist),M. Houttuyn (Author),J.C. Sepp (Artist)
Sheet size: 53.5 × 37 cm (21.1 × 14.6 in)
Condition: Good
Reference: BG-05991/253

Condition

Please study image carefully.

About this sheet

Antique print titled 'Anas Cygnus Tab. II'. Swans are birds of the family Anatidae within the genus Cygnus. The swans' close relatives include the geese and ducks. Swans are grouped with the closely related geese in the subfamily Anserinae where they form the tribe Cygnini.

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.