Antique Prints and Engravings of Natural History

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📅Thu, 27 Aug 2026 · 11:00 am (BST)

🖥Online Only

Description

We are offering a varied selection of antique prints and engravings of Natural History topics from 18th-20th centuries.

Our auction features ornithological prints by Swainson, Selby, Lesson, Travies, Lemaire, Conrad Susemihl, JC Chenu, Bree, Weir, Beverley Morris, Fuertes, Keulemans and many others.

Other notable artists are Audubon, Rev. Houghton, Archibald Thorburn, George Edwards, Moses Harris, William Hewitson, Frederick P Nodder, Edward Donovan, HN Humphreys and others.

There are numerous botanical engravings by Pierre-Joseph Redoute, Trew & Ehret, JE Giraud, Thomas Moore, Edward Lowe, Sir John Hill, J Lindley, Edward Step, Van Houtte etc

Catalog Lots (1,193)

1,193 lots in Antique Prints and Engravings of Natural History.

Lot 110083 Edward Donovan - Hand-coloured engraving of Rook 1794 £20 - £40 Bid →
Lot 110084 Edward Donovan - Hand-coloured engraving of Blackbird 1794 £20 - £40 Bid →
Lot 110085 Edward Donovan - Hand-coloured engraving of Dotterel 1794 £20 - £40 Bid →
Lot 110086 Edward Donovan - Hand-coloured engraving of Common Sandpiper 1794 £20 - £40 Bid →
Lot 110087 Edward Donovan - Hand-coloured engraving of Spotted Sandpiper 1794 £20 - £40 Bid →
Lot 110088 Edward Donovan - Hand-coloured engraving of Teal, female 1794 £20 - £40 Bid →
Lot 110089 Edward Donovan - Hand-coloured engraving of Common Wryneck 1794 £20 - £40 Bid →
Lot 110090 Edward Donovan - Hand-coloured engraving of Wren 1794 £20 - £40 Bid →
Lot 110091 Edward Donovan - Hand-coloured engraving of Teal, male 1794 £20 - £40 Bid →
Lot 110092 Edward Donovan - Hand-coloured engraving of Common Teal, Male 1794 £20 - £40 Bid →
Lot 110093 Edward Donovan - Hand-coloured engraving of Stormy Petrel 1794 £20 - £40 Bid →
Lot 110170 Jacob Studer - Nuthatch, Carolina Dove etc by Theodore Jasper 1888 £30 - £60 Bid →

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Antique Prints and Engravings of Natural History was held on Thu, 27 Aug 2026 · 11:00 am (BST) by Britannica Auctions.

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