A natural history of birds. Most of which have not been figur'd or describ'd, and others very little known from obscure or too brief Descriptions without Figures, or from Figures very ill design'd. Containing the figures of sixty birds and two quadrupedes, engrav'd on fifty-two copper plates, after curious Original Drawings from Life, and exactly colour'd. With full and accurate Descriptions. By George Edwards.
- Edwards, George, 1694-1773.
- Date:
- M.DCC.XLIII. [1743]
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About this work
Also known as
Natural history of uncommon birds
Publication/Creation
London : printed for the author, at the College of Physicians in Warwick-Lane, M.DCC.XLIII. [1743]
Physical description
2v.(xx,128p.),plates : map ; 40.
Contributors
References note
ESTC T144870
Reproduction note
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2003. (Eighteenth century collections online). Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.