Lot 115510: James E DeKay - Plate LV The Worm-eating Warbler and The Blue-winged Warbler 1844
This original and striking 19th century engraving, drawn mostly from living specimens, have been superbly hand painted by professional colourists.
James E. DeKay (1792 – 1851) was an American zoologist who researched and compiled material for the first official Geological and Natural History Survey of New York in 1836. This resulted in his pioneering publication, Zoology of New York, or The New York Fauna, which detailed all the animals observed in the state. Published by Carroll and Cook, Albany 1844.
Size: approx. 11.5in x 9in (29.3cm x 23cm)
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