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Mississippi Kite (Plate CXVII) Ictinia mississippiensis
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Mississippi Kite (Plate CXVII)
Ictinia mississippiensis
Hand-colored engraving with aquatint and etching, on J Whatman dated 1831, an occasional pale foxmark, minor surface soiling and a few soft handling creases, a 3/8 x ½-in. loss with slight associated staining in the upper left margin, a gently creased area in the upper right margin corner, a short crease and attendant staining at the upper left margin edge, the lower left margin corner slightly crimped, otherwise in very good condition.
Plate: 26 1/8 x 20¾ in. (663 x 527 mm)
Sheet: 39½ x 26½ in. (1004 x 673 mm)
Ictinia mississippiensis
Hand-colored engraving with aquatint and etching, on J Whatman dated 1831, an occasional pale foxmark, minor surface soiling and a few soft handling creases, a 3/8 x ½-in. loss with slight associated staining in the upper left margin, a gently creased area in the upper right margin corner, a short crease and attendant staining at the upper left margin edge, the lower left margin corner slightly crimped, otherwise in very good condition.
Plate: 26 1/8 x 20¾ in. (663 x 527 mm)
Sheet: 39½ x 26½ in. (1004 x 673 mm)