(British, 18th century)Fifteen ornithological plates, from A Natural History of Birds, London, 1731-1737,ÿincludes The Blew Heron, The Small Water Hen, The Kite or Glead, copper plateÿengravings, hand colored by daughter Elizabeth,ÿon laid paper, plates approximately 9-7/8 x 8-1/8 in., pages 11-1/8 x 9 in.; unframed ÿ Provenance: Private Collection, Virginia toning, foxing, small tears, some stains, a few pencil inscriptions, some have trimmed edges, handling grime, one hinged in with tape on edge