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116450 - X Manetti - Horned Grebe engraved by Vanni 1767.
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X Manetti - Horned Grebe engraved by Vanni 1767. This rare engraving of the Horned Grebe (Colymbus auritus) is from Storia Naturale degli Uccelli Trattata con Metodo e Adornata di Figure Intagliate in Rame e Miniate al Naturale. Ornithologia methodice digesta atque iconibus aeneis ad vivum illuminatis ornate by Xaviero Manetti. Published by Giuseppe Vanni, Florence: 1767-76. This beautiful hand-coloured copper engraving was drawn by Lorenzo Lorenzi and engraved by Violante Vanni. Framed and glazed. The translated title is Natural History of the Birds Treated Systematically and Adorned with Copperplate Engraving Illustrations, in Miniature and Life-Size. Size: 18in x 13.75in (45.7cm x 35cm) The print is in excellent condition with occasional age related marks. Please inspect the image carefully
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