Antique Bird Print of the Eurasian Curlew by Sepp & Nozeman, 1789

€ 1 450

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

Date: 1789
Mapmaker / artist: J.C. Sepp (Artist),Cornelius Nozeman (Author),M. Houttuyn (Author)
Technique: Engraved
Sheet size: 53.5 × 37 cm (21.1 × 14.6 in)
Condition: Good
Reference: BG-05991/68

Condition

Very good condition. Original text page included. Please study image carefully.

About this sheet

Antique print titled 'Scolopax, Arquata, Numenius'. The Eurasian curlew (Numenius arquata) is a wader in the large family Scolopacidae. It is one of the most widespread of the curlews, breeding across temperate Europe and Asia. In Europe, this species is often referred to just as the "curlew", and in Scotland known as the "whaup" in Scots.

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.