Blue-breasted Parrot

Peter Brown

Published by London, 1776
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This originally hand-colored engraving is from Peter Brown's "New Illustrations of Zoology, Containing fifty coloured plates of new, curious, and non-descript birds, with a few quadrupeds, reptiles, and insects. Together with a short and scientific description of the same." The title reads in French, "Nouvelles Illustrations de Zoologie, Contenant Cinquante Planches Enluminà es d'Oiseaux Curieux, Et Qui Non à tàs Jamais Descrits, Et Quelques de Quadrupà des, de Reptiles Et d'Insectes, Avec de Courtes Descriptions Systà matiques)". This is the first edition published in London by Benjamin Wright in 1776. The engravings were printed by William Bowyer and John Nichols. --- The engravings will typically include a text page that features titles and text in parallel French and English. Most of the engravings from the work also show the signature P. Brown or Peter Brown. Some of the plates from it are dated to early 1775. --- Brown based his drawings upon the collections of Marmaduke Tunstall, Thomas Pennant, the Royal Museum, and the Royal Society. His work also included 20 plates based upon drawings by Pieter Cornelis de Bevere, a native of Ceylon (Sri Lanka), who observed the collection of John Gideon Loten, Ceylon's Dutch East India administrator. Thomas Pennant contributed most of the text for the work. There are animals illustrated in the work from South Carolina, Florida, Surinam, Brazil, Jamaica, Angola, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), and Java. --- The work is in very good to excellent condition. There may be occasional marks or fox marks to the engravings from this work. There may be a few minor marks or imperfections to be expected with age. Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions. --- Paper Size ~ 9" by 11 1/2". Seller Inventory # brown-zoology006

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Title: Blue-breasted Parrot
Publisher: London
Publication Date: 1776
Condition: Fine
Edition: 1st Edition

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Original Antique Parrot PrintBLUE - BREASTED LORYEngraved by Benjamin Fawcett after A.F.Lydon  Published London 1884 by George Bell & Sons in "Parrots in Captivity" by W.T.Greene.A fine original antique print of this Parrot also known as the Red and Blue Lory , native to eastern Indonesia .A fine wood engraved plate from Greene's definitive guide for Victorian parrot keepers, exhibiting an exquisite blend of colour printing with added hand colour.  The original colours remain bright and fresh. A wonderful print for framing and display.Fine, virtually unmarked condition.Approx. 10" x 6.5"(25X0mm x 160mm) overall.A GENUINE ANTIQUE PRINT GUARANTEED OVER 140 YEARS OLD FROM LINDISFARNE PRINTST 2T 3 25XWe do not deal in reproductions, facsimiles or modern copies of any kind. Seller Inventory # 25390

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