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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.)


Vampire Bat

Plate 2

Cheiroptera
1. White Boxtailed Bat
2. Common Vampire Bat


$89.95


Didelphys Derbiana

Plate 2

Didelphys Derbiana

$89.95


Chironectes Yapock

Plate 4

Chironectes Yapock

$89.95


Cynictis Steedmanni

Plate 4

Cynictis Steedmanni

$89.95

(Minor foxing/text offset)


Thylacinus cynocephalus

Plate 5

Thylacinus cynocephalus


Herpestes Mungo

Plate 5

Herpestes Mungo?


Genetta Tigrina

Plate 5

Genetta Tigrina?

$89.95


The Hedgehog

Plate 5

The Hedgehog


Paradoxurus Dubius

Plate 6

Paradoxurus Dubius?
Native of N. America

$89.95

(see fox mark above snout)


Dasyurus macrourus

Plate 6

Dasyurus macrourus


Dasyurus Maugei

Plate 7

Dasyurus Maugei
Native of Van Diemens Land



Galidictis Chrysogastes

Plate 7

Galidictis Chrysogastes
Native of the Himalayas

$89.95


The Common Mole

Plate 8

The Common Mole

$89.95


Phascogale penicillata

Plate 8

Phascogale penicillata

$89.95


Hemigalea Zebra

Plate 9

Hemigalea Zebra

$89.95


The Badger

Plate 9

The Badger

$89.95


Polecat

Plate 10

Polecat

$89.95


Phascolgale murina

Plate 10

Phascolgale murina
Native of New South Wales



Myrmecobius fasciatus

Plate 11

Myrmecobius fasciatus
Native of New South Wales

$89.95


The Ermine in Summer

Plate 11

The Ermine in Summer

$89.95


The Ermine in Winter

Plate 12

The Ermine in Winter

$89.95


Perameles Lagotis

Plate 12

Perameles Lagotis



The Weasel

Plate 13

The Weasel

$89.95


Mephitis Chilensis

Plate 15

Mephitis Chilensis

$89.95


Pine Martin

Plate 14

Pine Martin

$89.95


The Grison

Plate 14

Galictis Vittata
The Grison
Young Specimen

Native of America

$89.95


Telagon or Stinkard

Plate 15

Mydaus Meliceps
Telagon or Stinkard

Native of Java

$89.95


Perameles gunnii

Plate 15

Perameles gunnii



Eira Ferruginea

Plate 16

Eira Ferruginea
Native of Africa

$89.95


Ailurus fulgens

Plate 17

Ailurus fulgens
Native of the Himalayas

$89.95

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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.