Sir William Jardine "The Naturalist's Library" 1838-43 antique bird prints, ornithology prints Hummingbirds, Bee Eaters, etc.

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The Naturalist's Library

Sir William Jardine (publisher) • Wm. Lizars (principal engraver)
1830s-1840s, London & Edinburgh

Original hand-coloured engravings over 180 years old
Sheet size: approximately 3.5 x 6.5 inches.

Wonderful for small walls or intimate spaces. They also make great groupings of 3 or 5!

These vibrant prints are from the Ornithology volumes of The Naturalist's Library. Sir William Jardine, who edited the series, commissioned experts throughout Europe to author each of the 40 volumes organized by four major topics — mammals, birds, insects, and fish. The volumes included over 1300 hand-coloured plates produced from engravings by William Lizars, the eminent Scottish engraver and painter of topographical views.

Sir William Jardine
(1800-1874)

Please click on thumbnails below for a better look at each print.
(The digital watermark on images deters image theft and does not appear on actual print.)

Plate 1 Trochilus Anais Blue-bellied Saw-billed Hummingbird native of Mexico $89.95	Plate 2 (a) Trochilus Avocetta (no foliage in tree) $89.95	Plate 2 (b) Trochilus Avocetta Avocet-billed Hummingbird (with foliage in tree) native of Peru $89.95
Plate 3 (a) Trochilus Recurvirostris (no foliage in tree) $89.95	Plate 3 (b) Trochilus Recurvirostris (with foliage in tree) $89.95	Plate 3 Trochilus Gigas Gigantic Hummingbird native of Chili [sic] (Chile) $89.95
Plate 5 Nectarinia Splendida (Splendid Hummingbird) native of W. Africa $89.95	Plate 5 Trochilus Stokesii Stoke's Hummingbird native of Juan Fernandez	Plate 7 Blue-cheeked Bee-Eater $89.95
Plate 8 Nectarinia Fusca $89.95	Plate 13 Trochilus Petasphorus	Plate 14 Nectarinia fuliginosa $89.95
Plate 15 Fire-backed Sunbird $89.95	Plate 14 Trochilus Scutatus $89.95	Plate 15 Nectarinia Stangerii $89.95
Plate 16 Trochilus Ornatus female	Plate 16 Trochilus Walerii Wagler's Hummingbird native of Brazil $89.95	Plate 17 Trochilus Audenetii $89.95
Plate 18 Nectarinia Pulchella $89.95	Plate 18 Trochilus Chalybeus Viellot's Hummingbird native of Brazil $89.95	Plate 18 Trochilus rivolii
Plate 19 Trochilus Buffonii Buffon's Hummingbird native of Brazil	Plate 21 Nectarinia Affinis native of Manilla	Plate 21 Trochilus Cornutus male $89.95
Plate 22 Trochilus Cornutus female $89.95	Plate 22 Nectarinia Hasseltii $89.95	Plate 26 Trochilus Dupontii $45 (some foxing)
Plate 27 Trochilus Enicurus $89.95	Plate 29 Trochilus Hirsutus Hairy-legged Hummingbird native of Tobago	Plate 30 *Nectarinia Adelberti* native of W. Africa $89.95
Plate 31 Trochilus Multicolor Harlequin Hummingbird Habitat Unknown $89.95	Plate 32? Trochilus Gramineus Adult $89.95	Plate 33 Trochilus Gramineus Young $89.95
We have many more of "The Naturalist's Library" birds, including Hummingbirds (this page), Parrots, Pigeons, Birds of Prey, Water Birds, Game Birds, General/Song Birds Antique Bird Prints home