6 Martinet, François Nicolas (1731-c. 1800) “Tangara, from the Great Forests of Cayenne”, “The Wryneck”, “Female Troupial, from Senegal”, “Kingfisher, from the Malabar Coast”, “The Drenne” and “The Oxpecker, from Senegal”, coloured. Copperplate...

6 Martinet, François Nicolas (1731-c. 1800) “Tangara, from the Great Forests of Cayenne”, “The Wryneck”, “Female Troupial, from Senegal”, “Kingfisher, from the Malabar Coast”, “The Drenne” and “The Oxpecker, from Senegal”, coloured. Copperplate engravings, each signed and inscribed, book illustrations from: ‘Histoire des Oiseaux’ 1787, some inscribed by a third party, PM each approx. 25x21cm, SM 35.5x28.5-27x22.5cm, minor defects and signs of age