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Louis Auguste de Sainson (French, 1801-1887).

Perruche À Collier Jaune, Mâle and Perruche À Tête Pourpre, Mâle [Australian Parrots]

1830. Pair of engravings, text including plate number, artist and title in each plate above and below image, 40.9 x 26.7cm (approx. each). Minor foxing and crinkles, stains to edges of margins, slight rubbing to lower portion of image.

Text in each plate includes “Voyage de l’Astrolabe – Zoologie. Oiseaux. Nouvelle Hollande. J. Tastu édit.” Text also includes “ Pl. 23. J.G. Prêtre pinx. Manceau sc. Son bec vu de face” and “Pl. 22. A. Prévost pinx. Mafsard sc. Port-du-Roi Georges.”

The engravings are from the l’Astrolabe voyage, captained by Dumont D’Urville, from 1826 to 1829. Ref NLA.

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Item #CL174-8

Price (AUD): $1,650.00  other currencies