Mulsant & Verreaux. [White-tailed sabrewing Hummingbird] Campylopterus Ensipenis. 1874. A Monograph of the Trochilidae Eichstatt and Nuremburg

Eichstatt and Nuremburg

Papered horizon bar with some careful restoration

Engraving with original hand color from "Horus Eystettensis" (The Garden of Eichstatt)

Vellum size: 18 1/2 x 13 3/8 in

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Mulsant & Verreaux. [White-tailed sabrewing Hummingbird] Campylopterus Ensipenis. 1874. A Monograph of the Trochilidae Eichstatt and NuremburgMulsant & Verreaux [White tailed sabrewing Hummingbird] Campylopterus Ensipenis from Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux Mouches, ou Colibris constituant la famille des Trochildes Published: Lyon, 1874 Lithograph with original hand coloring Paper size: 12 1 4 x 8 3 4 Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux Mouches, ou Colibris constituant la famille des Trochildes (The Natural History of Hummingbirds constituting the Trochilidae family) was published in 1874 by