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Wattled Starlings Plate XXXVI:
Price: US$190.00 (includes shipping cost).
Hand coloured engraving from A General Synopsis of Birds published London, 1795. Printed on hand woven, fleur de lis watermarked, laid paper. This print does not have the watermark.
Plate size: 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches (18.5 x 24cm) approximately.
Condition: excellent.
Text: no text included.
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Little (Blue) Penguin) PL. CIII.:
Hand coloured engraving from A General Synopsis of Birds published London, 1795. Printed on hand woven, watermarked, laid paper. This plate does has the watermark.
Plate size: 7 3/4 x 9 3/4 inches (25 x 19.3cm) approximately.
Condition: excellent, with some age toning and minor foxing, please see larger photograph.
Text: no text included.
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Little (Blue) Penguin) PL. CLXXX.:
Hand coloured engraving from The General History of Birds (1821-28).
Plate size: 8 1/2 x 10 5/8 inches (21.5 x 27cm) approximately.
Condition: good, with age toning and some foxing upper left of image (please see larger image).
Text: text is included.
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New Zealand Lark (pipit) Plate LI:
Price: US$175.00 (includes shipping cost).
Hand coloured engraving from A General Synopsis of Birds published London, 1795. Printed on hand woven, fleur de lis watermarked, laid paper.
Plate size: 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches (18.5 x 24cm) approximately.
Condition: very good.
Text: no text included.
"Latham, using Forster's drawing, described the 'New Zealand Lark'.", WRB Oliver
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Cinereous Wattle Bird (South Island Kokako) Plate XIV:
Price: US$240.00 (includes shipping cost).
Hand coloured engraving from A General Synopsis of Birds published London, 1795. Printed on hand woven, laid paper.
Plate size: 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches (18.5 x 24cm) approximately.
Condition: good, this print has quite a lot of age toning.
Text: no text included.
"Latham, using Forster's material, called it the Cinereous wattle bird.", WRB Oliver.
The South Island Kokako is now extinct.
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Cinereous Wattle Bird (South Island Kokako) Plate XXXVIII: Price: US$190.00 (includes shipping cost).
Hand coloured engraving from The General History of Birds (1821-28).
Plate size: 8 1/2 x 10 3/4 inches (21.7 x 27cm) approximately.
Condition: good with some age toning and foxing. The foxing is found mainly in the top margin as can be seen in the larger photographs.
Text: text included.
"Latham, using Forster's material, called it the Cinereous wattle bird.", WRB Oliver.
The South Island Kokako is now extinct.
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Thick-billed Thrush( Piopio, the New Zealand Thrush) Plate LXXX:
Price: US$135.00 (includes shipping cost).
Hand coloured engraving from A General Synopsis of Birds published London, 1795. Printed on hand woven, fleur de lis watermarked, laid paper. It carries an 1821 watermark.
Plate size: 8 x 10 1/2 inches (20 x 26cm) approximately.
Condition: very good, there is a 1.5cm tear in top margin, see larger photograph.
Text: no text included.
Piopio is now extinct.
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Shining Cuckoo, Pl XXIII:
Hand coloured engraving from A General Synopsis of Birds published London, 1795. Printed on hand woven, fleur de lis watermarked, laid paper. This plate has the watermark.
Plate size: 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches (18.5 x 24cm) approximately.
Condition: very good.
Text: no text included.
"Latham, who described Forster's specimen, called it the Shining cuckoo, a title adopted by Gmelin when founding the specific name." WRB Oliver.
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Phillipine Rail (banded rail):
Price: US$135.00 (includes shipping cost).
Hand coloured engraving from A General Synopsis of Birds published London, 1795. Printed on hand woven, fleur de lis watermarked, laid paper. This print has the watermark.
Plate size: 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches (18.5 x 24cm) approximately.
Condition: very good.
Text: no text included.
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Yellow-nosed albatross Plate XCIV:
Hand coloured engraving from A General Synopsis of Birds published London, 1795. Printed on hand woven, fleur de lis watermarked, laid paper. This plate has a partial watermark.
Plate size: 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches (18.5 x 24cm) approximately.
Condition: very good.
Text: no text included.
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Yellow-nosed albatross Plate CLXIX: Price: US$120.00 (includes shipping cost).
Hand coloured engraving from The General History of Birds (1821-28).
Plate size: 8 1/4 x 10 3/4 inches (21.7 x 27cm) approximately.
Condition: very good with some light text bleed and very minor foxing.
Text: no text included.
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Spotted Pelican Pl CIV:
Hand coloured engraving from A General Synopsis of Birds published London, 1795. Printed on hand woven, fleur de lis watermarked, laid paper. This plate has the watermark.
Plate size: 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches (18.5 x 24cm) approximately.
Condition: excellent.
Text: no text included.
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Spotted Shag Plate CLXXXII: Price: US$140.00 (includes shipping cost).
Hand coloured engraving from The General History of Birds(1821-28). Printed on hand woven, laid paper.
Plate size: 8 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches (21.7 x 26cm) approximately.
Condition: very good, with some foxing mainly in the right margin.
Text: text included.
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New Zealand falcon Plate IX: Price: US$165.00 (includes shipping cost).
Hand coloured engraving from The General History of Birds(1821-28). Printed on hand woven, fleur de lis watermarked, laid paper.
Plate size: 8 1/2 x 10 3/4 inches (21.8 x 27.4cm) approximately.
Condition: very good with some age toning.
Text: no text included.
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Fan tailed Cuckow. Plate LVII: Price: US$315.00 (includes shipping cost).
Hand coloured engraving from The General History of Birds(1821-28). Printed on hand woven, laid paper.
Plate size: 8 1/8 x 10 3/4 inches (21 x 27.5cm) approximately.
Condition: very good, with some foxing mainly in the top margin.
Text: text included.
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