Mark Catesby (2pcs)

Mark Catesby (South Carolina, 1683-1749)
two works: THE BAHAMA SPARROW, and THE PURPLE GROSBEAK (from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands)
handcolored etching on laid paper with watermarks, one with Whatman and the other with GR, framed
sight H16" W12" (2pcs)

Provenance: Estate of Harriet Lowndes Harvin Keenan

Condition: Each with top hinge. Age discoloration, matte burn.

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