Set of 7 Antique Bird Prints, Harlequin Hummingbird, by Jardine '1837'

€ 675

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

Date: 1837
Sheet size: 16 × 10 cm (6.3 × 3.9 in)
Condition: Good
Reference: BG-12866-31 +6

Condition

General age-related toning. Minor wear, blank verso. Please study images carefully.

About this sheet

Set of seven antique bird prints. It shows the violet forked-tailed hummingbird (Trochilus Furcatus), cora hummingbird (Trochilus Cora), Dupont's hummingbird (Trochilus Dupontii), sapphire-throated hummingbird (Trochilus Saphirinus), white-eared hummingbird (Trochilus Leucotis), white-necked jacobin (Trochilus Mellivorus) and the harlequin hummingbird (Trochilus Multicolor). These prints originate from volume 1 of 'Naturgeschichte der Colibris' by W. Jardine. Published by C.A. Hartleben, 1837.