A natural history of uncommon birds : and of some other rare and undescribed animals, quadrupedes, fishes, reptiles, insects, &c., exhibited in two hundred and ten copper-plates, from designs copied immediately from nature, and curiously coloured after life, with a full and accurate description of each figure, to which is added A brief and general idea of drawing and painting in water-colours; with instructions for etching on copper with aqua fortis; likewise some thoughts on the passage of birds; and additions to many subjects described in this work

By

Edwards, George, 1694-1773

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

London, Printed for the author, at the College of Physicians in Warwick-Lane, 1743-1751

Notes

Text pages and related illustrations bear same numbering.

Subjects

Birds , Early works to 1800 , Ornithology , Zoology

BHL Collections

BHL Singapore

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.115782
OCLC: 78924785