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Anthus cervinus, 1869 - 1873

 File — Box: 31, Folder: 619
Anthus cervinus
Anthus cervinus

Dates

  • Creation: 1869 - 1873

Physical Description

38 x 31cm

General

Uncolored litho proof, without title; manuscript cutlines at foot of sheet: "...ichter [page trimmed] del. et lith. / Anthus cervinus, Pall."; this proof, with lettering added, was published in Birds of Asia, as above. On the proof, 2 of the 3 birds are marked for removal; the plate published in Birds of Great Britain, credited to Gould and Hart, retains two birds, one reversed, and is reworked in portrait rather than landscape mode, with a changed background; note by Gould "Reverse and make this an upright plate." Artist's name(s): Gould, John; Richter, Henry Constantine; Gould, John; Hart, William Matthew.

Repository Details

Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository

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