Item #302031 The Brazilian Green Parrot. George EDWARDS.

The Brazilian Green Parrot

London: George Edwards, 1750.

Original print. Copper-plate engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 9 1/2" x 7 1/2"
London: George Edwards, 1750.

Beautifully detailed engraving of a Brazilian Green Parrot. Plate 161 in "A Natural History of Uncommon Birds", published by Edwards between 1743 and 1751.

George Edwards (1694-1773), the "father of British ornithology", was an English naturalist and ornithologist.

Language: English

Price: $500.00

Item #302031

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