Oliver Goldsmith "A History of the Earth and Animated Nature" 1850

A History of the Earth and Animated Nature
by Oliver Goldsmith
published by A. Fullarton (1850) and Blackie and Son (1862)

Original hand-coloured engravings over 150 years old • Sheet size: approx. 6.25 x 9.25 inches

(for the non-birds from A History of Earth and Animated Nature, click here)

These copper-plate engravings are from Oliver Goldsmith's (1728-1774) A History of the Earth and Animated Nature. The first edition (in eight volumes) appeared in London in 1774. The work sought to draw together virtually all that was known about the planet earth, its plants and animals, and even its human inhabitants described from a biological perspective. Goldsmith had intended to translate Pliny's Natural History, but after reading Buffon, he decided that "the best imitation of the ancients was to write from our own feelings and to imitate nature." Goldsmith's Animated Nature went through over twenty editions into the Victorian era and served as a popular source of information about the natural world.

THE PLATES BELOW ARE FROM THE 1850 FULLARTON EDITION (scroll down for 1862 plates)
(foxing present on some plates, please click on thumbnail for enlarged view)

Plate I

1. Red-winged Bee-eater 2. Blue-headed Bee-eater

$35

Plate I*
(*with habitat added—
note color differences from plate I)

1. Red-winged Bee-eater 2. Blue-headed Bee-eater

$45

Plate XVIII

1. Black-headed Oriole 2. Black-cheeked Oriole

$45

Plate XVIII*
(*with habitat added—
note color differences from plate XVIII)

1. Black-headed Oriole 2. Black-cheeked Oriole

$50

Plate XIX

1. Large-footed Partridge (Female)
2. Large-footed Partridge (Male)

$35

Plate XIX*
(*with subtle addition to habitat—
note color differences from plate XIX)

1. Large-footed Partridge (Female)
2. Large-footed Partridge (Male)

$35

Plate XX

New Zealand Caracara

$50

Plate XXI

1. Purple-crowned Pigeon
2. Red-collared Pigeon

$40

Plate XXI*
(*with additional habitat—
note color differences from plate XXI)

1. Purple-crowned Pigeon
2. Red-collared Pigeon

$45

Plate XXII

Common Hoopoe

$50

Plate XXII*
(*with additional habitat—
note color differences from plate XXII)

Common Hoopoe

$40
(right margin trimmed, light foxing)

Plate XXIII

1. Toco Toucan 2. Tocard Toucan 3. Blue-billed Toucan

$50

Plate XXIII*
(*with additional habitat—
note color differences from plate XXIII)

1. Toco Toucan 2. Tocard Toucan 3. Blue-billed Toucan

$50

Plate XXIV

1. Selby's Gnat-catcher 2. Yellow-tailed Gnat-catcher (Male) 3. Yellow-tailed Gnat-catcher (Female)

$45

Plate XXIV*
(*with very subtle addition to habitat—
note color differences from plate XXIV)

1. Selby's Gnat-catcher 2. Yellow-tailed Gnat-catcher (Male) 3. Yellow-tailed Gnat-catcher (Female)

$50

Plate XXVI

1. Azure-crowned Humming Bird (Young)
2. Azure-crowned Humming Bird (Male)
3. Azure-crowned Humming Bird (Female)
4. Temminck's Humming Bird
5. Blue-fronted Humming Bird

$50

Plate XXVIII

1. Green Thrush-Shrike 2. Bacbakiri Thrush-Shrike 3. White-throated Thrush-Shrike

$45

Plate XXVIII*
(*with additional habitat—
note color differences from plate XXVIII)

1. Green Thrush-Shrike 2. Bacbakiri Thrush-Shrike 3. White-throated Thrush-Shrike

$50

Plate XXIX

1. Bewick's Swan 2. Black-necked Swan

$40

Plate XXXI

Horsfield's Eurylaime [Banded Broadbill]
(Male, Female)

$35

Plate XXXI*
(*with addition to habitat—
note color differences from plate XXXI)

Horsfield's Eurylaime [Banded Broadbill]
(Male, Female)

$45

Plate XXXIV

1. American Crossbill (Male)
2. White-winged Crossbill (Male)

$50

Plate XXXIV*
(*with additional habitat—
note color differences from plate XXXIV)

1. American Crossbill (Male)
2. White-winged Crossbill (Male)

$45

Plate XXXVI

1. American Crossbill (Female)
2. White-winged Crossbill (Female)

$40

Plate XXXVI*
(*with additional habitat—
note color differences from plate XXXVI)

1. American Crossbill (Female)
2. White-winged Crossbill (Female)

$45

Plate XXXVII

Ostrich (Female)

$50

Plate XXXVII

1. Reinwald's Couroucoui 2. Flower Couroucoui 3. Flower Couroucoui (Female)

$50

Plate XLI

Long-eared Owl

Plate XLIX

1. Papillated Ibis 2. White Ibis 3. Metallic Ibis

$30

Plate XLIX*
(*with additional habitat—
note color differences from plate XLIX)

1. Papillated Ibis 2. White Ibis 3. Metallic Ibis

Plate L

1. Black-breasted Woodpecker
2. Hairy Woodpecker
3. Red-cockaded Woodpecker

$40

Plate L*
(*with additional habitat—
note color differences from plate XLIX)

1. Black-breasted Woodpecker
2. Hairy Woodpecker
3. Red-cockaded Woodpecker

$50

Plate LV

1. Macklot's Breve
2. Giant Breve

$40

Plate LV*
(*with additional habitat—
note color differences from plate LV)

1. Macklot's Breve
2. Giant Breve

$50

Plate LVI

1. Yellow-throat Warbler 2. Maryland Yellow-throat Warbler (Male) 3. Kentucky Warbler 4. Maryland Yellow-throat Warbler (Female)

$55

Plate LVI*
(*with additional habitat— note color differences from plate LVI, and one less bird!)

1. Yellow-throat Warbler 2. Maryland Yellow-throat Warbler 3. Kentucky Warbler

$50

Plate LXI

1. Slender Parrakeet
2. Iris Parrakeet

$55

Plate LXI*
(*with additional habitat— note color differences from plate LXI)

1. Slender Parrakeet
2. Iris Parrakeet

$40

Plate LXIV

1. Duvancel's Trogon 2. Narina Trogon

$45

Plate LXIV*
(*with additional habitat— note color differences from plate LXIV)

1. Duvancel's Trogon 2. Narina Trogon

$50

Plate LXVI

1. Araponga Summer Bird (Female)
2. Red-breasted Fruit Crow

$45

Plate LXVI*
(*with additional habitat— note color differences from plate LXVI)

1. Araponga Summer Bird (Female)
2. Red-breasted Fruit Crow

$50

Plate LXVII

1. Triba Parrakeet
2. Coquette Parrakeet (Female)

$60

Plate LXIX

1. Long-tailed Quail 2. Montezuma's Quail

$35

Plate LXIX*
(*with additional habitat— note color differences from plate LXIX)

1. Long-tailed Quail 2. Montezuma's Quail

$35

Plate LXXI

1. Common Albatross
2. Sooty Albatross
3. Black-eyed Albatross

$50

Oliver Goldsmith
(Engraved by S. Freeman from a painting
by Sir Joshua Reynolds)

$15

THE PLATES BELOW ARE FROM THE 1862 BLACKIE AND SON EDITION
(foxing present on some plates, please click on thumbnail for enlarged view)
(for the non-birds from A History of Earth and Animated Nature, click here)

Plate 49

1. Great Sea Eagle 2. Golden Eagle
3. Small Cape Eagle 4. Wedge-tailed Eagle

$45

Plate 51

1. King of the Vultures 2. Sociable Vulture 3. Bearded Vulture of Lammergeyer 4. Griffon Vulture 5. Condor

$35

Plate 55

1. American Wild Turkey
2. Crested Curassow
3. Galeated Curassow
4. Red Curassow

$45

Plate 56

1. Red Grouse 2. Partridge 3. Black Cock 4. Grey Hen 5. Ptarmigan

$40

Plate 58

1. Song Thrush 2. Ring Ouzel 3. Blackbird 4. Wheat-ear 5. Sky-lark 6. Redbreast

$45

Plate 59

1. Lesser Redpole 2. Goldfinch, Male & Female 3. Siskin 4. Reed Bunting 5. Golden-crested Wren

$50

Plate 67

1. Common Crane 2. White Stork 3. Gigantic Crane 4. Common Heron 5. Little Egret

$50

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