Antique Bird Print of The Peregrine Falcon by Sepp & Nozeman, 1829

1829 · Birds, Plants & Natural History

Antique Bird Print of The Peregrine Falcon by Sepp & Nozeman, 1829

Name: Antique Bird Print of The Peregrine Falcon by Sepp & Nozeman, 1829
Brand: American Maps and Prints
SKU: BG-05991-227
Price: 1735 USD
Availability: InStock

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Shipping to the United States: $51 standard, $73 express, insured and tracked.

Date: 1829
Kind: Birds, Plants & Natural History
Size: 53 × 37 cm (20.9 × 14.6 in)
Condition: Good. Repaired: Repaired tear at the bottom. Good. Some small spots and general age-related toning. Please study image carefully.
Period: The Early Republic
Reference: BG-05991-227

What the condition grades mean

Excellent: Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
Very good: Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
Good: Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
Fair: Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.

Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.

Guaranteed original. This is an original of the period stated, not a later reproduction or print-on-demand copy. If it is ever shown to be otherwise, we refund you in full.

Shipping to the United States. Sent from our gallery in Langweer, the Netherlands, flat between boards or rolled in a tube, and fully insured. Delivery and import charges.

About this piece

Peregrine falcon, the Dutch Slechtvalk, titled "Falco Peregrinus", a hand-colored engraving from Nederlandsche Vogelen, the Amsterdam work on Dutch birds issued by C. Nozeman, M. Houttuyn and J.C. Sepp between 1770 and 1829. The sheet is dated 1829 in the catalog.

A single large falcon is perched on a moss-covered branch in profile, looking to the left with a bright yellow eye ring and a hooked bill. The back and wings are drawn in dark slate gray with each feather outlined, the breast is pale and finely barred, and the long barred tail hangs below the branch. The Latin name is lettered across the upper right.

The peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) is a widespread bird of prey, a crow-sized falcon with a blue-gray back and a barred underside, and was known historically in North America as the duck hawk.

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