Martinet & Buffon
Little Green Parrot, Island of Cayenne, Plate 359, 1770
Hand-painted perruches engraving from Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux, Paris 1770 - 1786
43 x 38 cm (framed)
Folio: 24 x 20 cm
Folio: 24 x 20 cm
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This delightful 18th century, hand-colored perruches engraving, is the Little Green Parrot, Island of Cayenne, part of French Guiana. The depictions of parrots & birds, are realistic representations of the...
This delightful 18th century, hand-colored perruches engraving, is the Little Green Parrot, Island of Cayenne, part of French Guiana. The depictions of parrots & birds, are realistic representations of the birds. Issued 1770-1783, in books entitled, Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux. The monumental work on birds, is by Compte de Buffon and Francois Martinet. Requiring a staff of 70, and taking an amazing 13 years to publish!
