Hand coloured. Printed on strong cream coloured paper.
From The Comte de Buffon’s Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux, published in Paris from 1770 to 1786. Book 1. Plate 33.
Size: 25.4 x 36.2 cms with the engraved part of the image measuring 24.4 x 29.5 cms.
Dated 1770.
Condition: Very Good. There are two strong vertical creases running vertically through the piece. This is in consequence of the image having been folded into a book. There are several spots of foxing across the surface of the image. It is otherwise fresh and very clean.
