1856 Morris Antique Ornithogical Print Eggs of Black Throated & Red Throated Diver United States l bearded and laurel wreath)

l bearded and laurel wreath)

This very large finely engraved original antique map of South America was engraved by the famous English cartographer Thomas Kitchin in 1755 - dated and signed at the foot of the map - after JB D Anville

Three weeks after leaving Tahiti

These large maps are hard to find in such good condition and make fantastic historical reference tools due to the high level of detail

Italian culture flourished at this time

1856 Morris Antique Ornithogical Print Eggs of Black Throated & Red Throated Diver United States l bearded and laurel wreath)Title : CCIV Date : 1856 Condition: (A+) Fine Condition Ref: 90418 Size: 9 3 4in x 6 1 4in (250mm x 160mm) Description: This fine original, antique hand coloured engraved print, the Eggs of Morris Birds (top) Black Throated Diver (below) Red Throated Diver ; Plate CCIV from Volume III, was published in the 1856 edition of Francis Morris 'A Natural History of the Nest and Eggs of British Birds' A History of British Birds The inspiration for Francis