Pewit Flycather (Plate CXX)
Eastern Phoebe, Sayornis phoebe
Variant 1
Hand-colored engraving with aquatint and etching, on J Whatman dated 1831, a few soft creases, a pale foxmark in the lower margin just below the platemark, a small hole in the upper left margin corner, minor surface soiling and a few short tears at the margin edges, otherwise in very good condition.
Plate: 19 5/8 x 12 3/8 in. (499 x 314 mm)
Sheet: 39 5/8 x 26 5/8 in. (1007 x 676 mm)