(French, 1731-1790)
Plates 11, 12, 13, 14A, 31, 32, 34, 39, 40, 41, 45 from Mathurin-Jacques Brisson (1723-1806), Ornithologia, sive, Synopsis methodica sistens avium divisionem in ordines, sectiones, genera, species, ipsarumque varietates, 1760, hand-colored engravings and etchings on laid paper, largest sheet 9-3/4 x 14-7/8 in.; fine matching Florentine wood veneer frames, wood veneer sight liners, French mats, largest 19-3/4 x 23-5/8 x 1-1/8 in.
Provenance: Private Collection, Savannah, Georgia
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Private Collection, Savannah, Georgia
toning, central folds, some foxing, stains, points of corrosion, one examined out of frame with archival tape reinforcement on folds, mounted with masking tape verso mat at four edgesï¼› frames with some scarring
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