John Latham General History of Birds Prints

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White Winged Sandpiper, Tahiti Sandpiper JLB48 $145 EXTINCT SINCE 1819	Hooded Dodo, Mauritius JLB49 $595 Great Condition, Full chapter of Text EXTINCT SINCE 1819	Black Faced Ibis, America Great Condition, Full chapter of Text JLB51 $65


Gigantic or Greater Adjutant Crane, India, Cambodia JLB54 $125 Endangered Species	American Jabiru JLB55 $75	Wattled Heron, Africa JLB56 SOLD Vulnerable Species


Chinese Eagle, India JLB58 $55	California Condor Vulture, California America JLB57 SOLD Full Text Critically Endangered Species		Bengal Vulture, White Rumped Vulture, India Copy of text JLB59 $155 Critically Endangered Species

Spectacle Owl, Cayenne, Amazon JLB63 $95 Vulnerable Species	Tabuan or Red Shining Parrot, Friendly Islands JLB60 $95 Vulnerable Species		Sacred Kingfisher, South Seas JLB65 $85 Vulnerable Species

Red Billed Promerops, Africa JLB66 $55 No Text	White Headed Curlew, Africa JLB67 $75		Malabar Shrike, Greater Racket Tailed Drongo, India JLB68 $75

Impeyan Pheasant, England JLB69 $65 Full Chapter of Text	Black Ostrich, Struthio Camelus, North Africa JLB70 SOLD Critically Endangered, Full Chapter of Text		Galeated Cassowary, Stuthio Casuarius, Southern Cassowary, Java, Sumatra, Australia JLB71 $125 Vulnerable

The Secretary, Africa, Philipines JLB72 $125 Endangered	Hook Billed Pigeon, South Seas JLB73 $95		Brazilian Motmot, South America, Mexico JLB74 $65

Black Throated Bunting, America JLB75 $55	Carunculated Chatterer, America JLB76 $65		Black Crowned Bunting, Sandwixh Islands JLB77 $75

Black Headed Grosbeak, Cayenne JLB78 SOLD	Red Bellied Flycatcher, Norfolk Island, Australia JLB79 $85		Abysssinian Plant Cutter, JLB80 $115 Endangered

Variegated Tanager, America JLB81 $85	The Toco, Cayenne JLB82 $95		Red Throated or Great Billed Tody JLB83 $65

Rufous Curucui or Trogan, Cayenne JLB84 $65	Crimson Crowned Finch, Norland JLB85 $75		Capital Tanager JLB86 $75

Giant Petrel, South America JLB121 $65		Yellow Nosed Albatross, South Seas JLB122 $95 Endangered

Black Bellied Darter, Ceylon, Java JLB124 $85 Near Threatened		Chinese Jaconda, Taiwan JLB126 $85 Endangered

Chinese Diver JLB123 $75		Red Tailed Tropic Bird, Mauritius JLB125 $65

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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 Extinct and Endangered Bird Prints 1781

John Latham 1st Edition General Synopsis of Birds 1781