It is truly a masterpiece in the world of bird art, from a fragment of '' Herr von Buffons Naturgeschichte der Vogel''. Friedrich Martini H. W. Herrn. Berlin, Pauli, 1772.
Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon (7 September 1707 – 16 April 1788) was a French naturalist, mathematician, cosmologist, and encyclopedic author. His works influenced the next two generations of naturalists, including Jean-Baptiste Lamarck and Georges Cuvier. Buffon published thirty-five quarto volumes of his Histoire naturelle during his lifetime; one additional volume based on his notes was published in 1789 after his death. It has been said that "Truly, Buffon was the father of all thought in natural history in the second half of the 18th century
Artisan engraving, hand-colored at the time of publication the hand coloring is excellent, and the paper it's handmade also and you can see manufacturer's watermark in the paper
Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon (7 September 1707 – 16 April 1788) was a French naturalist, mathematician, cosmologist, and encyclopedic author. His works influenced the next two generations of naturalists, including Jean-Baptiste Lamarck and Georges Cuvier. Buffon published thirty-five quarto volumes of his Histoire naturelle during his lifetime; one additional volume based on his notes was published in 1789 after his death. It has been said that "Truly, Buffon was the father of all thought in natural history in the second half of the 18th century
Artisan engraving, hand-colored at the time of publication the hand coloring is excellent, and the paper it's handmade also and you can see manufacturer's watermark in the paper
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