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Ruff-necked Humming-bird (Plate CCCLXXIX) Rufous Hummingbird, Selasphorus rufus
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Ruff-necked Humming-bird (Plate CCCLXXIX)
Rufous Hummingbird, Selasphorus rufus
Hand-colored engraving with aquatint and etching, on J Whatman dated 1837, some very minor toning along one margin extreme at corner, otherwise very bright and fine.
Plate: 19 5/8 x 12½ in. (499 x 316 mm)
Sheet: 39½ x 26 5/16 in. (1003 x 667 mm)
Rufous Hummingbird, Selasphorus rufus
Hand-colored engraving with aquatint and etching, on J Whatman dated 1837, some very minor toning along one margin extreme at corner, otherwise very bright and fine.
Plate: 19 5/8 x 12½ in. (499 x 316 mm)
Sheet: 39½ x 26 5/16 in. (1003 x 667 mm)