Antique Bird Print of the Eurasian Eagle Owl, c.1850

Reference
BG-03769
Date
1850
Category
Natural History Print
Sheet size
25.5 x 17.0 cm (10.0 x 6.7 in)
Availability
Available
Price
EUR 130

Antique bird print titled 'Eagle Owl'. Old print of the Eurasian Eagle Owl (Bubo Bubo). This print originates from 'A History of British Birds' by F. O. Morris.

Artists and Engravers: Francis Orpen Morris (25 March 1810 – 10 February 1893) was an Irish clergyman, notable as "parson-naturalist" (ornithologist and entomologist) and as the author of many children's books and books on natural history and heritage buildings.

Condition: Very good, crease in lower left corner. Please study image carefully. Date: c.1850

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