Edwards Monkey, Elephant, Turtle Engravings 1743

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Bill of Egyptian Ibis, Least Hummingbird,
Horned Beetles
EDB309 Reg. Price: $145
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Drawn from a young Elephant, in London, The female Rhinoceros, drawn from life in London
EDB316
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old repair right margin into plate as shown
Great Bat of Madagascar and Sparrow of Paradise
EDB311
Reg. Price: $145
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The little bush-tailed Monkey from Surinam
EDB324
Reg. Price: $155
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Man of Siberia
EDB313
Reg. Price: $125
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The Black Maucauco from Madagascar
EDB317
Reg. Price: $145
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St. Jago Monkey
EDB321
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Orangutan, The Satier, Sauage, Wild-man...
EDB322
Reg. Price: $155
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The Sloth
EDB323
Reg. Price: $125
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Pig-tailed Monkey of Sumatra
EDB327
Reg. Price: $135
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Indian Redstart & Thorn-tailed Indian Lizard
EDB339
Reg. Price: $145
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Little Ant-Eater
EDB333
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Small Kingfisher of a Green and Orange colour,
Blue Lizard from the Island of Nevis
EDB337
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Little Indian Pye and Ground Squirrel
EDB331
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Butterfly, Small two-headed snake of Barbados
EDB347
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Flying Fish, Remora
EDB340
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Hand of a Boy with Common Service Berry
EDB312
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Goldfish, Carp, Koi from China
EDB342
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Mustelus Spinax Shark, Walking-stick Insect
EDB343
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Sea Turtle
EDB335
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Horned Puffer and Sea Scorpion
EDB345
Reg. Price: $145
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Hairy Crab, Herringbone Coralline, Balanus
EDB349
Reg. Price: $115
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The Small Mud Tortoise
EDB332
Reg. Price: $155
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Greater Cockroach and Whistle Insect
EDB351
Reg. Price: $115
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Spur-fish and Indian Gattorugina
EDB352
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Indian Ichneumon
EDB353
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Great Spotted Lizard, with a forked Tail
EDB354
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The Porcupine from Hudson's Bay
EDB357
Reg. Price: $125
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Greenland Buck (Reindeer)
EDB358
Reg. Price: $155
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Little Indian Buffalo
EDB359
Reg. Price: $125
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Marmot of America
EDB360
Reg. Price: $145
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Wolverine
EDB361
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Mango Fish and Great Brown Locust
EDB344 $145

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Edwards Monkey, Elephant, Turtle Engravings 1743

We are delighted to offer a selection of bird prints from the increasingly rare & treasured A Natural History of Uncommon Birds (1743-1751) and Gleaning of Natural History (1758-1764) by George Edwards. Initially published as two separate works, they are now considered as one, with 362 plates in all, with 318 of birds & the balance of various mammals, fish & insects. It was heralded as the most important of all Bird Books, both from an artistic and an ornithological perspective, and time has certainly not dimmed either its luster or appeal.

George Edwards was an English draughtsman and a skilled observer of birds and one of the most prominent ornithologists of his day. He worked as Librarian to the Royal College of Physicians, where he was later elected a fellow, and was honored with the Gold Medal of the Royal Society. As the Librarian to the Royal College of Physicians, he oversaw a library of 8,000 volumes. The small honorarium he received for this post liberated him to pursue his ornithological studies and drawings. He died in West Ham, which was also his birthplace, in 1773.

Natural History and Gleanings was illustrated for the first time many foreign species often drawn from live specimens held in captivity in London. Edwards etched his own plates and then hand colored several copies before supervising others in the coloring. The result is a work of superb skill and breathtaking color that remains ever popular and is now increasingly rare. Such was the impact of Natural History and Gleanings, that Edwards is considered to have almost single-handedly popularized the art of bird and animal illustration, and is thus known as “The Father of British Ornithology.”


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