Author: Pierre Sonnerat / C. Baquoy
Publisher: Ruault in Paris.
Year: 1776
Size: 19.3 x 14.9 cm
Reference: Nissen III, Vogelbuecher p. 885; Engelmann 240
La Perruche de l’Isle de Luçon [Blue-naped parrot (Tanygnathus lucionensis), [Blue-crowned green parrot, Luzon parrot, the Philippine green parrot, Pikoy [Tag.]
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Description
hand coloured copper engraving.
RARE attractive ornithological print of an alleged Philippine Parrot, from ‘Voyage à la Nouvelle Guinée, dans lequel on trouve la description des Lieux, des Observations physiques & morales, & des details relatifs a l’Histoire Naturelle dans le Regne Animal & le Regne Vegetal’; pl. 44, p. 80. First edition.
Condition
Very good to excellent condition.
