The ornithology of Francis Willughby of Middleton in the County of Warwick, Esq., fellow of the Royal Society : in three books : wherein all the birds hitherto known being reduced into a method sutable [sic] to their natures, are accurately described : the descriptions illustrated by most elegant figures, nearly resembling the live birds, engraven in LXXVIII copper plates

Title Variants

Uniform: Ornithologiae libri tres

By

Willughby, Francis, 1635-1672
Ray, John, 1627-1705
Clark, Andrew, approximately 1678
Martyn, John, active 1649-1680
Hernández, Francisco, 1517-1587
Hove, Frederick Hendrick van, 1628?-1698
Faithorne, William, 1616-1691
Sherwin, William, active 1670-1710

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

London, Printed by A.C. for John Martyn, printer to the Royal Society, at the Bell in St. Paul's Church-Yard, MDCLXXVIII [1678]

Notes

Includes index.

Title in red and black.

Errata: p. [12], first count.

"An Appendix to the history of birds ... taken out of Franc. Hernandez especially"--Page 385.

Some plates are signed by either Hove, Faithorne or Sherwin.

Wing (2nd ed.) | W2880

Keynes, G. Ray, | 39

Osler | 971

Subjects

1678 , Armorial bookplates (Provenance) , Birds , Early works , Early works to 1800 , England , Engraving , Errata lists (Printing) , Falconry , Farrington , Fowling , Hand coloring , London , Ornithology

Call Number

QL673 .W74

Classification

598.2

Language

English

Identifiers

LCCN: https://lccn.loc.gov/06014269