Antique bird print titled 'Le Pic-Grimpereau, Le Torcol'. Old bird print of a treecreeper and a wryneck. This print originates from 'Oeuvres completes de Buffon, avec des extraits de Daubenton et la classification de Cuvier'.
Artists and Engravers: Author: Georges-Louis Le Clerc, Comte de Buffon (September 7, 1707 - April 16, 1788). French naturalist, mathematician, biologist, cosmologist and author. Buffon's views influenced the next two generations of naturalists, including Jean-Baptiste Lamarck and Charles Darwin.
Condition: Very good, general age-related toning. Please study image carefully. Date: 1839 Overall size: 17 x 25.5 cm. Image size: 11 x 21 cm.
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