John Latham General History of Birds Prints

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JLB1 $75	JLB2 VOL 1 $85	$JLB3 75

JLB4 $75	JLB5 $75	JLB6 $75

JLB7 $75	Cinerous Wattle Bird, South Island Kokako, New Zealand JLB21 $125 DECLARED EXTINCT 2007	JLB8 $75

New Holland Channel Bill, Australia JLB42 $145	Bankian Cockatoo, Australia, New Holland JLB12 $145	Radiated Falcon, Australia, New Holland Full Chapter of Text (37 pages) JLB40 $145

Banded Goatsucker, Australia, New South Wales JLB35 $145	New Holland Jabiru, Australia JLB33 $145	Red Crowned Parrot, Australia, New South Wales JLB32 $145

Frontal Shrike Variety, Australia, New Holland JLB47 $95	Violet Plantain Eater, Guinea Full Chapter of Text (37 pages) JLB43 $145	Fan Tailed Cuckow, Australia, New Holland JLB41 $145

Purple Gallinule, Australia, New Holland JLB30 $95	Spotted Pelican, New Zealand JLB26 $145 NEAR THREATENED	Little Penguin, New Zealand Full Chapter of Text (15 pages) JLB27 $145

Slender Billed Creeper, Australia, New South Wales JLB44 $125	Variegated Bee Eater, Australia, New South Wales JLB45 $145	New Zealand Falcon, Queen Charlotte's Bay, New Zealand JLB23 $145 NEAR THREATENED

Crimson Bellied Flycatcher, Australia, New South Wales JLB36 $125	Nitid Grosbeak, Australia, New South Wales Full Chapter of Text (8 pages) JLB39 $125	Sanguineous Creeper, Australia, New South Wales Full Chapter of Text (8 pages) JLB38 $145

New Zealand Plover JLB25 $75	New Zealand Lark, Full Chapter of Text (27 pages) JLB11 $75	Striated Tern JLB28 $75

Parrot Finch, New Caledonia, Pacific Island JLB14 $85	Fantailed Fly Catcher, New Zealand JLB13 $75	Orange Winged Nuthatch, Australia, New Holland JLB46 $75


Shining Cuckow, New Caledonia, Pacific Island JLB22 $95	Magnificent Bird Paradise, New Guinea JLB19 $95	Magnificent Bird Paradise, New Guinea JLB17 $85

Black Striped Roller, New Caledonia, Pacific Island
JLB24 $75

Shining Cuckow, New Zealand
JLB18 $65

Superb Warbler, Australia, New Holland
JLB10 $75

Black Striped Roller, New Caledonia, Pacific Island
JLB20 $75

Semi Palmated Goose with Trachea
JLB31 $75

Wattled Starlings, New Zealand
JLB16 $75


White Headed Finch, Australia, New Holland JLB37 $65	Esculent Swallow with Nest, Sumatra JLB29 $65	Thick Billed Thrush, New Zealand JLB15 $65

Superb Menura, Australia, New Holland
JLB34 $125

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We are very pleased to offer these fine hand-colored engravings drawn and etched by John Latham (1740-1837), English physician, museum owner and naturalist. Latham was keenly interested in the study of birds, collected many specimens from around the world and compiled “Index Ornithologicus” listing all 3000 known birds of the world. Linnaeus had listed 444 in 1758, which demonstrates Latham’s remarkable achievement. He named hundreds of birds newly discovered including many from Australia and New Zealand, causing him to be known as the "grandfather of Australian ornithology". All of the hand colored engravings offered at this time are from the First Edition of 1781. Reference to Latham’s works can be found in Sitwell’s Fine Bird Books (pg 114) and Jackson’s Dictionary of Bird Artists of the World (pg 329).

Each originally hand colored engraving is on fine hand-wove paper that measures approximately 7 1/4 x 9 1/2 inches. On some there is toning, foxing and light text offset as shown that does not detract from the beauty of the engravings. We have made more allowances than usually for condition in order to show so many birds from Australia and New Zealand. Though the engravings are very much in the style of the 18th century, they are finer & with more color and detail than many of the other famous works of this time. These are antique prints guaranteed to be the stated age, over 230 years old. Each print is accompanied by the descriptive text unless stated, and a copy of the title page.

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John Latham 1st Edition Birds Prints of Australia & New Zealand 1781

John Latham 1st Edition General Synopsis of Birds 1781