1760 De Buffon Antique Bird Print of The Chevalier Bird or Sandpiper

Cartographer : Georges-Louis Comte de Buffon

Description: 
This fine exquisitely hand coloured original antique Ornithological Bird print was published in Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière by Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon in 1760.
The original hand colouring on these particular prints is spectacular, some of the best I have seen to date.

General Description:
Paper thickness and quality: - Heavy and stable
Paper color: - off white
Age of color: - Original
Colors used: - Yellow, blue, pink, green 
General color appearance: - Authentic 
Paper size: - 7in x 4 1/2in (180mm x 110mm)
Plate size: - 6 1/2in x 4in (165mm x 100mm)
Margins: - Min 1/2in (12mm)

Imperfections:
Margins: None
Plate area: None
Verso: None

$75.00