Mottled Owl, Meadow Lark, Black and white Creeper, Pine creeping Warbler
Engraving with hand coloring. 18 x 12.25 inches. Shows some light foxing and minor wear to edges. In very good condition. Plate 19 from Wilson's seminal 'American Ornithology,' engraved by Alexander Lawson. Image depicts an eastern screech owl (identified at bottom as a Mottled Owl), a meadowlark, a black and white warbler (identified at bottom as a Black and white creeper), and a pine warbler (identified at bottom as a pine-creeping warbler). Alexander Wilson (1766-1813) was a Scottish-American naturalist and..... More