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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

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
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.)


The Wool-bearing Antelope

Plate 4

The Wool-bearing Antelope
(mountain goat)
Native of America

$89.95


Goats of Nepal and Upper Egypt

Plate 10

Goats of Nepal and Upper Egypt

$89.95


The Corsican Musmon

Plate 11

The Corsican Musmon

$89.95


Bearded Argali

Plate 12

The Bearded Argali

$89.95


Black-faced Ram

Plate 15

The Black-faced Ram

$89.95


The Persian Sheep

[Plate 16]

The Persian Sheep

$89.95


The Barbary Breed of Wild Sheep

Plate 17

The Barbary Breed of Wild Sheep

$89.95


Bubalis

Plate 18

The Bubalis

$89.95


Impoopo

Plate 19

The Impoopo

$89.95


Koodoo

Plate 20

The Koodoo

$89.95


Aigocerus Niger

Plate 21

Aigocerus Niger

$89.95


Nyl-Chau

Plate 21

The Nyl-Chau

$89.95


Gnu

Plate 22

The Gnu

$89.95


The White Urus

Plate 24

The White Urus
(or Hamilton breed of wild Cattle)

Native of Scotland

$89.95


British Kyloe

Plate ?

British Kyloe

$89.95


Indian Ox or Zebu

Plate 26

The Indian Ox or Zebu


African Water Buffalo

Plate 29

The African (Water) Buffalo

$89.95


American Bison Buffalo

Plate 31

The American Bison (Buffalo)


see also Deer category for similar mammals

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