John Selby Hand Colored Engraving-RED KITE-BIRDS OF PREY-GLEAD Plate V 1821

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John Selby Hand Colored Engraving-RED KITE-BIRDS OF PREY-GLEAD Plate V 1821. John Selby was an English ornithologist, botanist, artist and landowner. He is best known for his illustrations of British Ornithology (1821-1834), the first set of life sized illustration of British birds. Many of the illustrations of his works were drawn from specimens in his collection. This piece is a Kite or Glead Plate V 

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Good Condition 

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