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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, 5, or more!

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
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 5 
Fossil Elephant of Siberia

Plate 1

Rhinoceros


Elephant of India

Plate 2

Elephant of India

$89.95


Elephant of India

Plate 3

Elephant of India
caparisoned for hunting


$89.95


Plate 4 
Elephant of Africa
& Young

Plate 4

Elephant of Africa
& Young


$89.95


Plate 5 
Fossil Elephant of Siberia

Plate 5

Fossil Elephant of Siberia

$89.95


Great Mastodon

Plate 6

Great Mastodon

$89.95


Plate 7 
The Hippopotamus
Native of Africa

Plate 7

The Hippopotamus
Native of Africa

$89.95


Plate 8 
Indian Rhinoceros

Plate 8

Indian Rhinoceros

$89.95


Plate 9 
Indian Rhinoceros

Plate 9

Indian Rhinoceros

$89.95


Plate 10 Sumatran Rhinoceros

Plate 10

Sumatran Rhinoceros

$89.95


Plate 11 Two-Horned Sumatran Rhinoceros

Plate 11

Two-Horned Sumatran Rhinoceros

$89.95


Plate 12 Two-Horned Sumatran Rhinoceros

Plate 12

Two-Horned Sumatran Rhinoceros

$89.95


Flat-Nosed Rhinoceros

Plate 13

Flat-Nosed Rhinoceros
Native of Africa

$89.95


Syrian Hyrax

Plate 14

Syrian Hyrax

$89.95


Cape Hyrax

Plate 15

Cape Hyrax

$89.95


Cape Hyrax

Plate 16

Cape Hyrax

$89.95


The Wild Boar

Plate 17

The Wild Boar
(native of Europe)

$89.95


Wild Boar female and young

Plate 18

The Wild Boar
(female and young)

$89.95


19 Papuan Hog

Plate 19

Papuan Hog

$89.95


Koiropotamus

Plate 20

The Koiropotamus
Native of the South Sea Islands

$89.95


Koiropotamus

Plate 21

Common Hog

$89.95


Koiropotamus

Plate 22

Chinese Hog

$89.95


Babyroussa

Plate 23

Babyroussa
(male and female)

$89.95


Aelian's Phascocochoeres

Plate 24

Aelian's Phascocochoeres
Native of Africa

$89.95


Ethiopian Wart-Hog

Plate 25

Ethiopian Wart-Hog

$89.95


Caffrarian Family Travelling

Plate 25

Caffrarian Family Travelling

$89.95


Collared Peccary

Plate 26

Collared Peccary
(Native of S. America)

$89.95


White-lipped Peccary

Plate 27

White-lipped Peccary

$89.95


Hydrochaerus Cabiai

Plate 27

Hydrochaerus Cabiai
(native of Guiana)

$89.95


American Tapir

Plate 28

American Tapir

$89.95


Tapir of the Andes

Plate 29

Tapir of the Andes

$89.95



Malayan Tapir

Plate 30

Malayan Tapir

$89.95


The Yellow Bear of Norway

Plate 20

The Yellow Bear of Norway
(native of Europe)

$89.95

We have many more of "The Naturalist's Library" prints.
Please see the other categories listed on the Natural History home page.

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we are no longer able to give appraisals, evaluations, or information about prints you own.
We also do not buy prints from unsolicited sources.
Thank you for your understanding.