Antique Bird Print of the Common Kestrel by Von Wright '1929'

Antique print titled ‘Falco Tinnunculus, Mas'. This print depicts a male common kestrel (Dutch: torenvalk). The common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) is a bird of prey species belonging...

Antique bird print titled 'Astur Gentilis'. Old bird print depicting the goshawk. This print originates from 'Svenska Foglar Efter Naturen Och Pa Stenritade' by Magnus von Wright.

Antique bird print titled 'Astur Gentilis'. Old bird print depicting a female goshawk. This print originates from 'Svenska Foglar Efter Naturen Och Pa Stenritade' by Magnus von Wright.

Antique bird print titled 'Circus Pygargus'. Old bird print depicting the Montagu's harrier. This print originates from 'Svenska Foglar Efter Naturen Och Pa Stenritade' by Magnus von...

Rough-Legged Buzzard is a modern artwork realized in 1870 by the British artist Alexander Francis Lydon (1836-1917) . Woodcut print, hand colored, published by London, Bell & Sons,...

This striking hand colored stone lithograph of a "Alpomado Falcon" was created by John Cassin (1813-1869) and is Plate 1 in the "USPRR Exploration and Survey Report", published in Washington, DC in 1859. There is an occasional spot, but the lithograph is otherwise in very good condition. The 12 volume report was authorized and funded by the US government to determine the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. These explorations and subsequent reports represented the greatest collection of knowledge of the topography and natural history of the Western United States created during the nineteenth century. John Cassin was an ornithologist and illustrator. He was named curator of the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences in 1842 and worked with John Bowen...

Marsh Harrier is a modern artwork realized in 1870 by the British artist Alexander Francis Lydon (1836-1917) . Woodcut print, hand colored, published by London, Bell & Sons, 1870. ...

Birds of Prey Wood-engraving with original colouring. 1879. 160mm by 245mm (sheet). Key below the image. From Oliver Goldsmith's 'A History of the Earth and Animated Nature'.