Item #13410 Striped Headed Manakin [Pardalotus striatus], hand colored copper engraving (from The Naturalist's Miscellany by George Shaw). Frederick Polydore Nodder.

Striped Headed Manakin [Pardalotus striatus], hand colored copper engraving (from The Naturalist's Miscellany by George Shaw).

London: F. P. Nodder & Co., 1794. The Naturalist's Miscellany consists of twenty-two volumes published between 1789 - 1813, and illustrated by Frederick Polydore Nodder. Nodder also worked on Joseph Banks "Banks' Florilegium". George Shaw was a co-founder of the Linnean Society and became keeper of the natural history collection at the British Museum. The small bird with black and white striped head depicted here is also known as a Pardalote, probably the Striated Pardalote (Pardalotus striatus) found throughout Australia. The engraving measures 4" x 5 3/4" on 5 1/2" x 9 1/4" paper. This is a magnificent copy dated 1794 on Whatman paper, with wide paper margins. Fine. Item #13410

Price: $65.00

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