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Title: Little Black and Orange Indian Hawk Hand-Colored Plate
Description: London: Printed for the Author, 1750. Hand-colored lithographic plate, 9 inches wide and 11.75 inches long. From G. Edwards, A Natural History of Uncommon Birds, part III, plate 108, 1750. Edwards describes the bird as being from Bengali in the East Indies and was part of a rarities collection sent to Dr. Mead in 1748. Edwards believed that this hawk had been trained for hunting. Oval shaped discoloration over plate from previously being framed; a near fine copy..

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Price: US$ 20.00 Seller: Natural History Books
- Book number: 5761

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