(Oiseaux). Grauculus viridis; Magapode Freycinet; Colombe Pinon; Colombe Muscavidore; and (Buse polosome)

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E. Blanchard, A. Prevost, E. Bevalet and Paul Louis Oudart
(Oiseaux). Grauculus viridis; Magapode Freycinet; Colombe Pinon; Colombe Muscavidore; and (Buse polosome)
all signed, the first dated 1822, four inscribed
ink and watercolour on paper
14 7/8 x 11¾in. (37.8 x 29.8cm.) and smaller
5 (5)

Engraved

Atlas Zoologique, pls.21, 32, 28, 29 and 14.

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Lot Essay

Drawings made in Paris from specimens collected on Waigiou, Papuan Islands (the Megapode named for the commander), Rawak (the new dove named for Rose de Freycinet (née Pinon), and the Falklands (the last watercolour of the sparrow-hawk).

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