George Shaw Red-throated Humming Bird hand-coloured copperplate engraving c1808

$95.00

Delightful antique print of Red-throated Humming-Bird male and female, nest and eggs, with foliage.

Original (hand-coloured) copperplate engraving by Eastgate. Published in London by George Kearsley circa 1808 for "Zoological Lectures at the Royal Institution" by botanist-zoologist George Shaw (1751-1813).

Page size 215mm x 130mm ( 8.5inches x 5inches).