Lot: 273
(British 1679-1749)
The Bahama Finch and The Blue Gross-beak and the Sweet Flowering bay
hand colored engraving on laid paper (later impression)
plate: 14 x 10.5 inches sight: 15.25 x 11.25 inches overall with frame: 27.5 x 23 inches. plate: 15.25 x 10.5 inches sight: 15.25 x 11.25 inches overall with frame: 27.5 x 23 inches,
Ornithological information along the bottom of the sheet with artist initials in the image MC annotated upper right corner T.42. Ornithological information along the bottom of the sheet with plate number upper right corner: T. 39.
Both of these images are from the The Natural History of Carolina: Fifty-two hand colored engraved plates.
Up for Auction on April 17, 2021
Estimate: $700 - 900