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C1799
[The Duck-Billed Platypus.]
Rare, c.18th hand coloured engraving of the first printed images and description of the Platypus, with the scarce detailed image of the bill and feet. Sold as a pair with the original letterpress descriptions. From Shaw and Nodder, The Naturalist’s Miscellany: … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
[The Duck-Billed Platypus.]
Date:
C1799
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
Copper engraving with original hand colouring.
Image Size:
170mm
x 77mm
Paper Size:
229mm
x 137mm
AUTHENTICITY
![[The Duck-Billed Platypus.] - Antique Print from 1799](https://antiqueprintmaproom.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/guarantee_seal_update.svg "[The Duck-Billed Platypus.] Australian - General")
Genuine antique
dated:
1799
Description:
Rare, c.18th hand coloured engraving of the first printed images and description of the Platypus, with the scarce detailed image of the bill and feet.
Sold as a pair with the original letterpress descriptions.
From Shaw and Nodder, The Naturalist’s Miscellany: or Coloured Figures of Natural Objects Drawn and Described Immediately from Nature.
References:
Sitwell, S. Fine Bird Books 1700-1900. New York 1990 : p.142.
Ferguson, J. A. Bibliography of Australia Volumes 1-8, Canberra 1976 : 95a.
Collections:
National Library Australia: Bib ID 324780
State Library Victoria: 9912138123607636
State Library New South Wales: IE3202659
State Library Queensland: 06015666
Wellcome Collection: ESTC T197337
Frederick Polydore Nodder (1751 - 1800)
Nodder was an English natural history artist of plants, animals and fauna. He was botanical artist to Queen Charlotte and also worked for Joseph Banks on the monumental publication of the botanical specimens collected on James Cook's first voyage. Known as Banks' Florilegium, it was never printed during Bank's lifetime.
