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A New Dictionary of Natural History; or,
Compleat [sic] Universal Display of Animated Nature...
by William Frederic Martyn
Published by Harrison and Co., London (1785-1787)
Original 225-year-old hand coloured etchings on chain-laid paper • Titles in English at bottom of page
Sheet size: approx. 9 x 14 inches.
(note: entire sheet did not fit on scanner, so margins may appear narrow, but are full as issued, with English titles at bottom)
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Pelican etc
Plate LXXIII

1. African Pelican  2. American Pelican  3. Black footed Penguin  4. Northern Penguin  5. Spotted Petrel  6. Manks Petrel

Condition issues: Tear in left margin, natural paper wrinkle upper left quadrant
$60
Ostrich, etc.
Plate LXXIV

1. American Nightingale  2. Nutcracker  3. Opossum  4. Yellow-shouldered Oriole  5. Black Ostrich  6. Otter  7. Rose coloured Ouzel

Condition issues: Light smudges lower quadrant, faint dog ear crease lower right corner
$60
Parrots, etc.
Plate LXXV

1. Golden-winged Parroquet  2. Little Red-headed Parroquet  3. Ring Parroquet  4. Sapphire-crowned Parroquet  5. Black Parrot  6. Blue-faced Green Parrot

Condition issues: Light smudges outer margins, slightly trimmed margins
$85
Wild Peacock, etc.
Plate LXXVI

1. Wild Peacock of Sonnerat  2. Red Phalarope  3. Black and White Chinese Pheasant  4. Painted Chinese Pheasant  5. Peacock Pheasant

Condition issues:  a few spots in right margin
$60
Pyes
Plate LXXVII

1. Crested long-tailed Pye  2. Green Pye of the Isle of Ceylon  3. Grey Pye of Brazil  4. Short-tailed Pye  5. Yellow-winged Pye

Condition issues:  nothing significant
$75
Pigeons
Plate LXXVIII

1. Great-crowned Indian Pigeon  2. Grey Pigeon of the Isle of Lucon  3. Pompadour Pigeon  4. Purple Pigeon  5. Triangular Spotted Pigeon  6. Pigeon of the Isle of Nicobar

Condition issues:  scattered unobtrusive spots/smudges
$60
paca, etc.
Plate LXXIX

1. Paca  2. Male Panther  3. Mountain Partridge of Jamaica  4. Red-legged Partridge  5. White Partridge

Condition issues:  scattered unobtrusive spots/smudges
$65
Redstart, etc.
Plate LXXX

1. American Redstart  2. Blue-throated Redstart  3. Grey Redstart  4. Indian Redstart  5. Female Rhinoseros [sic] Rhinoceros

Condition issues:  scattered unobtrusive spots/smudges
$65
red bird, etc.
Plate LXXXI

1. Rail of Loten  2. Summer Red Bird  3. Red Bird of Surinam  4. Blue Red Breast  5. Red Pole  6. Yellow Red Pole

Condition issues:  original watercolor smear on middle left bird, typical light spotting
$45
rice bird, etc.
Plate LXXXII

1. Rice Bird  2. Roe Buck  3. Roller  4. Rud  5. Ruff

Condition issues:  typical light spotting/smudges
$60
Pike, etc.
Plate LXXXIII

1. Pike  2. Pilchard  3. Black-breasted Indian Plover  4. Spotted American Plover  5. Pipe Fish

Condition issues:  typical light spotting/smudges
$70
Porcupine, etc.
Plate LXXXIV

1. Picary  2. Perch  3. Pole-Cat  4. Porcupine  5. Brazilian Porcupine
Condition issues:  typical light spotting/smudges
$70
Seals, etc.
Plate LXXXV

1. Red Scollop-toed Sand-piper  2. Scad  3. Seal  4. Harp Seal  5. Secretary  6. Shomburger

Condition issues:  typical light spotting/smudges
$70
Salmon, etc.
Plate LXXXVI

1. Salmon  2. Sanderling  3. Red Sand Piper  4. Comb-footed Savage  5. Turner Savage  6. Mottled Saw-Fly  7. Mourning Saw-Fly

Condition issues:  typical light spotting/smudges
$70
Sharks, etc.
Plate LXXXVII

1. Serpent Eater  2. Shag  3. Beaumaris Shark  4. Long-tailed Shark  5. Smooth Shark

Condition issues:  hole in paper above top shark's fin; typical light spotting/smudges
$70
Sheep, etc.
Plate LXXXVIII

1. Spotted Shark  2. African Sheep  3. Many-horned Sheep  4. Shirley  5. Siyah Ghush

Condition issues: typical light spotting/smudges
$70
Skate, etc.
Plate LXXXIX

1. Skate  2. Sloth  3. Smelt  4. Ringed Snake  5. Snipe  6. Snow Bird

Condition issues: typical light spotting/smudges
$60
Sparrows
Plate XCI

1. Chinese Sparrow  2. Common Sparrow  3. Indian White-breasted Sparrow  4. Indian Yellow-tailed Sparrow  5. Little Sparrow  6. Sparrow of Paradise  7. Solitary Sparrow  8. Tree Sparrow

Condition issues: typical light spotting/smudges; text offsetting
$60
Swallows, swans, etc.
Plate XCII

1. Swallow  2. Swan  3. Wild Swan  4. Swift  5. Sword Fish

Condition issues: text offsetting, fox marks; natural paper wrinkle
$50
Squirrels
Plate XCII

1. Spoon Bill  2. Barbary Squirrel  3. Flying Squirrel  4. Hudson's Bay Squirrel  5. Varied Squirel  6. White nosed Squirrel

Condition issues: typical light spotting/smudges, more prominent in right margin
$60
Vultures, etc.
Plate XCVIII

1. King of the Vultures  2. Crested Black Vulture  3. Grey Wagtail  4. Wall-Creeper  5. Purple Water Hen  6. Spur-winged Water Hen

Condition issues: some spotting/foxing
$60
Turtle, Tortoise, etc.
Plate XCIX

1. Chinese Teal  2. Golden Thrush  3. Golden Titmouse  4. African Tortoise  5. Red-beaked Toucan  6. Edible Turtle  7. Viper

Condition issues: some spotting/foxing
$70
Zebra, etc.
Plate C

1. Brazilian Weasel  2. Wolverine  3. Indian Spotted Woodpecker  4. Zebra  5. Zerda

Condition issues: some spotting/foxing
$70
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