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 6. Plate 4.
Size: 25 x 26.5 cms with the engraved part of the image measuring 21 x 24cms.
Dated 1770.
Condition: Very Good. There is a strong crease running horizontally down the piece and several fainter to the right and left. This is in consequence of the image having been folded into a book. The engraving is otherwise fresh and very clean.
