1829 Rare Antique PRINT OISEAU-MOUCHE ARSENNE Hummingbird Lesson (OMB1-9)
From Antique Paper Company, ASHFORD, KENT, United Kingdom
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1829 - Very fine original antique engraved print titled OISEAU-MOUCHE ARSENNE published for Histoire Naturelle Des Oiseaux-Mouche by ReneP Lesson. A beautiful engraving with original very detailed hand colouring. Size approx 14cm x 22.5cm including margins. Condition generally very fine.Renandeacute; Primevandegrave;re Lesson(20 March 1794 andndash; 28 April 1849) was a French surgeon, naturalist, ornithologist and herpetologist.He was born at Rochefort, and entered the Naval Medical School in Rochefort at the age of sixteen. He served in the French Navyduring the Napoleonic Wars; in 1811 he was third surgeon on the frigateSaale, and in 1813 was second surgeon on theRegulus. In 1816 Lesson changed his classification to pharmacist. He served on Duperreysround-the-world voyage of La Coquille(1822andndash;25), of which he collected natural historyspecimens with his fellow surgeon Prosper Garnotand officer Dumont dUrville.During his visits to the Moluccasand New Guinea, Lesson became the first naturalist to see birds of paradisein the wild. On returning to Paris, he spent seven years preparing the section on vertebrates for the official account of the expedition: Voyage autour du monde entrepris par ordre du Gouvernement sur la corvette La Coquille (published from 1826 to 1839).During this time period, he also produced Manuel dOrnithologie (1828), Traitandeacute; dOrnithologie (1831), Centurie Zoologique (1830andndash;32) and Illustrations de Zoologie (1832andndash;35).Lesson also published several monographs on hummingbirdsand one book on birds of paradise.Antique Paper Company are a long established family business selling original antique prints, maps engravings as well as many other paper antiques such as original vintage Decorative Posters, Ephemera, Stamps Postal History, Manuscripts, Antiquarian Books much more. We are always looking to buy and have up to andpound;500,000 in immediate funds available. We are looking for exceptional single items, better collections, original archives, Atlases, Libraries, accumulations etc and have previously purchased from Major Institutions, Libraries, Collectors, Solicitors many other sources. We are happy to travel almost anywhere in the world for the right opportunities. So please do get in touch if you are considering selling your Antique Paper collectables. Seller Inventory # OMB1-9-4984674
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We are dealers in original antique maps, prints, atlases, plate books, periodicals, postal history, ephemera & rare stamp collections. We have a comprehensive stock of very affordable antique prints and maps from £7 up to many thousands of £'s . We never sell modern reproductions. We are happy to provide valuations for insurance or probate. We also specialise in the Large Panoramic Prints from the Illustrated London News & The Graphic and always have a very comprehensive stock of prints and maps of the county of Kent.
We are always interested in buying all of the above and especially entire collections, original archives, libraries, periodicals (especially runs of the Illustrated London News, The Graphic, Sporting and Dramatic News, Harpers Illustrated, individual better maps and prints. We are especially interested in purchasing original archives of documents, correspondences & letters from estates, solicitors, libraries and similar sources. We are happy to travel throughout the UK, Europe and the rest of the World in order to appraise and buy items.
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