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Philip Lutley Sclater
Set of Six Hand-Colored Lithograph Ornithological Prints from "The Ibis"

1859-1902

$750
£575.97
€660.05
CA$1,055.81
A$1,182.75
CHF 616.32
MX$14,427.06
NOK 7,831.99
SEK 7,385.01
DKK 4,926.45

About the Item

Artist: Philip Lutley Sclater (English, 1829-1913) Titles: "Crossoptilon Harmani (Tibetan eared Pheasant)", "Hypotaenidia Sulcirostris (Barred Rail)", "Craspedophora Duivenbodei (Duivenbode's Riflebird)", "Acredula Sicula (Willow Warbler)", "Gymnoglaux Nudipes (Puerto Rican Owl)", and "Notornis Alba (White Swamphen)" Portfolio: The Ibis, a Quarterly Journal of Ornithology Year: 1859-1902 Medium: Set of Six Original Hand-Colored Lithographs on smooth wove paper Limited edition: Unknown Printer: John Gerrard Keulemans, Joseph Smit, Henrik Grönvold, and Josef Wolf, London, England Publisher: John van Voorst and Gurney & Jackson, London, England Reference: "An Introduction to the Literature of Vertebrate Zoology" - Wood, page 396-397 Sheet size (each): approx. 8.5" x 5.25" Image size (each): approx. 6" x 5" Condition: "Craspedophora Duivenbodei (Duivenbode's Riflebird)" and "Acredula Sicula (Willow Warbler)" have light toning. They are all otherwise in excellent condition with strong colors Rare Notes: In 1858 the British Ornithologists' Union (BOU) was formed. It was the first organization, devoted solely to the study of birds. One year later, members of the BOU founded a (Quarterly) "Magazine of General Ornithology," entitled "The Ibis". In the preface of the first issue of The Ibis the editor, Philip Lutley Sclater, recalls that in a meeting in the autumn of 1857 a group of ornithologists who would soon establish the British Ornithologists' Union, there was a "strong feeling that it would be advisable to establish a Magazine devoted solely to Ornithology." A year later, in what was called "the annual assemblage" of November 1858, it was determined, after due consideration, "by those present that a Quarterly Magazine of General Ornithology should be established, that a limited subscription should be entered into to provide a fund for that purpose, and that the subscribers should form an 'Ornithological Union'. "The Ibis" is not only the oldest British, current magazine devoted to Ornithology, but it is the premier publication of its kind in the English language; indeed it may be truthfully said that it is now, and long has been, the most practical and the best-edited ornithological periodical in any language. To its columns for over 60 years, the flower of British ornithologists have contributed of their best, while the editors though few in number have been counted among the most distinguished naturalists of their day. Biography: Philip Lutley Sclater FRS FRGS FZS FLS (4 November 1829 - 27 June 1913) was an English lawyer and zoologist. In zoology, he was an expert ornithologist, and identified the main zoogeographic regions of the world. Sclater was the founder and first editor of "The Ibis", the journal of the British Ornithologists' Union. He was Secretary of the Zoological Society of London for 42 years, from 1860 to 1902.
  • Creator:
    Philip Lutley Sclater (1829 - 1913, English)
  • Creation Year:
    1859-1902
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 8.5 in (21.59 cm)Width: 5.25 in (13.34 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Saint Augustine, FL
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU121212488212

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