1775 Comte De Buffon Antique Ornithology Print The American Long Billed Curlew - Rare Imperial edition Indonesia Date : 1738

Date : 1738

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Jean Denis Barbie du Bocage:  (1760-1825) was a French geographer and cosmographer who studied under D' Anville and became one of the founders of the Geography Society of Paris

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1775 Comte De Buffon Antique Ornithology Print The American Long Billed Curlew - Rare Imperial edition Indonesia Date : 1738Title : Courly a Col blanc, de Cayenne Size: 12in x 9in (305mm x 230mm) Condition: (A+) Fine Condition Date : 1775 Ref #: 23508 1 Description: This beautifully hand coloured original copper plate engraved antique print was published in the 1775 Imperial quatro edtion of Comte de Buffons Histoire Naturelle, gnrale et particulire, avec la description du Cabinet du Roi (Natural History, General and Particular, with a Description of the King\'s Cabinet)