Yellow breasted chat; Die gelbbrustige Drossel
Nuremburg: Johann Seligmann, 1751. Bird print. Etching with original hand coloring. Page measures 16.75" x 10", image measures 11.75" x 9". Beautiful print of the yellow-breasted chat flying by a spotted wakerobin (Trillium maculatum Raf.), showing the whole plant with tuber and roots, pink stem, large dark green patterned leaves and upright pink buds. Minor wear and staining along edges. Mark Catesby (1683-1749), born in England, was America's first naturalist/illustrator. He was the first to comprehensively illustrate natural history delineating..... More