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C1790
Arfak Bird of Paradise
Artist:
John Latham (1740 - 1837)
Astrapia nigra (Gmelin, JF, 1788) is restricted to the Arfak Mountains in Vogelkop Peninsula, West Papua. Latham was an English physician, naturalist and author. Known as the "grandfather" of Australian ornithology, Latham was able to examine specimens of Australian birds … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Arfak Bird of Paradise
Date:
C1790
Artist:
John Latham (1740 - 1837)
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1790
Description:
Astrapia nigra (Gmelin, JF, 1788) is restricted to the Arfak Mountains in Vogelkop Peninsula, West Papua. Latham was an English physician, naturalist and author. Known as the "grandfather" of Australian ornithology, Latham was able to examine specimens of Australian birds in the last twenty years of the 18th century, many from the Sydney Cove. From A General Synopsis of Birds.
