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C1888
South Island Woodhen – Buff Woodhen
Rare c.19th colour lithograph of New Zealand wekas from the best ornithological series of New Zealand Birds. Common name: North Island weka and woodhen Binomial name: Gallirallus australis greyi First described: Sparrman, 1786 Common name: Buff weka Binomial name: Gallirallus … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
South Island Woodhen – Buff Woodhen
Date:
C1888
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
Lithograph printed in colour.
Image Size:
205mm
x 275mm
Paper Size:
265mm
x 360mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1888
Description:
Rare c.19th colour lithograph of New Zealand wekas from the best ornithological series of New Zealand Birds.
Common name: North Island weka and woodhen
Binomial name: Gallirallus australis greyi
First described: Sparrman, 1786
Common name: Buff weka
Binomial name: Gallirallus australis hectori
First described: Sparrman, 1786
From: Buller, W.L. A History of the Birds of New Zealand.
References:
Nissen, C. Die illustrierten Vogelbucher. Stuttgart 1995 163.
Anker, J. Bird Books and Bird Art. Amsterdam 1979 85.
Sitwell, S. Fine Bird Books 1700-1900. New York 1990 : 85.
Jackson, C. Dictionary of bird Artists, Suffolk, UK, 1999 : 88.
Hocken, T.M., A Bibliography of the Literature Relating to New Zealand. Wellington 1973 : 387.
Collections:
State Library Victoria: 994831813607636
State Library New South Wales: 991020042099702626
Te Papa Museum of New Zealand: RB001178
John Gerrard Keulemans (1842 - 1912)
Keulemans was born in Rotterdam and as a young man he collected animal specimens for museums such as the Natural History Museum in Leiden, whose director, Hermann Schlegel, encouraged him by sending him on the 1864 expedition to West Africa. In 1869, he was persuaded by Richard Bowdler Sharpe to illustrate his Monograph of the Alcedinidae, or Family of Kingfishers (1868-1871) and to move to England, where he lived for the rest of his life.
