A superb, hand coloured, engraved, antique Bird of Prey print, depicting
FALCO AQUILA
THE GOLDEN EAGLE
A beautifully executed engraving by Johann Bechstein for
" Getreue Abbildungen Naturhistorischer"
( Realistic Pictures from Natural History)
Published Nuremberg 1796. This was the second edition of a series of eight published between 1795 and 1807.
Hand coloured and in fine condition. On hand laid paper, blank verso, fold line as issued.
Measuring approx. 8" x 4.5"(200mm x 115mm) overall.
Johann Matthaus Bechstein ( 1757 - 1822) was a German naturalist, forester, ornithologist and entomologist.
He was a prolofic zoologist and one of the first concerned with wildlife conservation. Bechstein's Bat was named in his honour.
This book was just one of many of his natural history publications.
A GENUINE ANTIQUE PRINT GUARANTEED OVER 218 YEARS OLD FROM LINDISFARNE PRINTS
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