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Naturalist Prints

Thu, May 11, 2017 01:00PM EDT - Thu, May 25, 2017 02:19PM EDT
Lot 9

Mark Catesby

Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000

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(British, 1679-1749)

White-billed Woodpecker, T.16, from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and The Bahama Islands, volume 1, 1731-43 edition, hand-colored engraving on laid paper with Strasbourg Lily watermark, 14-3/4 x 10-1/8 in. (plate) 18-5/8 x 12-1/2 in. (page), with text, unframed

 

(British, 1679-1749)

White-billed Woodpecker, T.16, from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and The Bahama Islands, volume 1, 1731-43 edition, hand-colored engraving on laid paper with Strasbourg Lily watermark, 14-3/4 x 10-1/8 in. (plate) 18-5/8 x 12-1/2 in. (page), with text, unframed

 

(British, 1679-1749)

White-billed Woodpecker, T.16, from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and The Bahama Islands, volume 1, 1731-43 edition, hand-colored engraving on laid paper with Strasbourg Lily watermark, 14-3/4 x 10-1/8 in. (plate) 18-5/8 x 12-1/2 in. (page), with text, unframed

 

(British, 1679-1749)

White-billed Woodpecker, T.16, from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and The Bahama Islands, volume 1, 1731-43 edition, hand-colored engraving on laid paper with Strasbourg Lily watermark, 14-3/4 x 10-1/8 in. (plate) 18-5/8 x 12-1/2 in. (page), with text, unframed

 

Condition

light toning, foxing, good color, evidence of binding edge at left, minor pest stains mostly verso; tear in text bottom center