Catesby Bird Engraving, Small Bittern
Catesby, Mark (1683-1749).
Ardea Stellaris Minim: The Small Bittern; Fraxinus Carolinensis, foliis angustioribus utrinque acuminatis, pendulis, Tab. 80.
Engraving with original hand color.
London: c. 1731-1775.
From, ‘The Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands: Containing Figures of Birds, Beasts, Fishes, Serpents, Insects and Plants:…’
13 3/4" x 20" sheet, 23 1/2" x 29 1/2" framed.
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Catesby, Mark (1683-1749).
Ardea Stellaris Minim: The Small Bittern; Fraxinus Carolinensis, foliis angustioribus utrinque acuminatis, pendulis, Tab. 80.
Engraving with original hand color.
London: c. 1731-1775.
From, ‘The Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands: Containing Figures of Birds, Beasts, Fishes, Serpents, Insects and Plants:…’
13 3/4" x 20" sheet, 23 1/2" x 29 1/2" framed.