Magnificent Hummingbird, Crested Hummingbird, Gold-crested Hummingbird. Exquisite birds c1837.

$45.00

Oiseau Mouche magnifique. Oiseau Mouche huppé. Oiseau Mouche à huppe d'Or. (Magnificent Humming-bird, Crested Humming-bird, Golden-crested Humming-bird.)

Original hand-coloured copperplate engraving by Madame Burey after Edouard Travies. The minute precision of Edouard Travies' work places him with the best of France's scientific artists. His bird illustrations are considered to be some of the finest ever produced. This exquisite engraving is from a new edition of the 'Complete works of Buffon, following the classification of Cuvier, Lesson etc.' Oeuvres complètes de Buffon, suivies de la classification comparee de Cuvier, Lesson etc. Published in Paris c.1837 by the Pourrat Brothers (Pourrat Freres) for M. Richards, Professor of Faculty of Medicine in Paris.

Georges-Louis Le Clerc, Comte de Buffon (1707-1788) was a French naturalist, mathematician, biologist, cosmologist and author. Buffon's views influenced the next two generations of naturalists, including Jean-Baptiste Lamarck and Charles Darwin.

This engraving has been printed off-centre and has some staining, but if the framing window centres on the birds, the foxing stains will be minimized.

Size approx. 245 x 155cm (9.5 x 6 inches)

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