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Thu, Dec 6, 2018 09:00AM EST
Lot 159

Mark Catesby

Estimate: $200 - $400

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$2,000 $200
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(British, 1679-1749)

The Purple Jack-Daw, T.12,  from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and The Bahama Islands, volume 1, first or second edition, hand-colored engraving on laid paper with Strasbourg Lily watermark with drop "LVG", 10-1/4 x 13-3/4  in. (plate), 13-3/8 x 18-1/4 in. (sheet); unframed

Condition

modern re-coloring, slight toning and foxing, pencil inscriptions, handling creases