Antique Bird Print of the Great Snipe by Sepp & Nozeman, 1797

Reference
BG-05991/129
Maker
M. Houttuyn (Author),Cornelius Nozeman (Author),J.C. Sepp (Artist)
Date
1797
Region
Africa
Category
Natural History Print
Sheet size
53.5 x 37.0 cm (21.1 x 14.6 in)
Condition
Good
Availability
Available
Price
EUR 950

Antique print titled 'Scolopax Gallina'. The great snipe (Gallinago media) is a small stocky wader in the genus Gallinago. This bird's breeding habitat is marshes and wet meadows with short vegetation in north-eastern Europe, including north-western Russia. Great snipes are migratory, wintering in Africa. The European breeding population is in steep decline.

This print originates from 'Nederlandsche Vogelen; volgens hunne huisdouding, aert, en eigenschappen beschreeven", Amsterdam, 1770-1829 by C. Nozeman, M. Houttuyn and J.C. Sepp. This is the most important and first study in the Netherlands of ornithology at that time. The birds are depicted as they are in life, said to be depicted close to life sized and in their environment.

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