‘Violet Plantain-eater’
Date
1802
Creator
John Latham (1740 - 1837, British) , Naturalist
Object type
Library reference
48050
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 242mm
width (print): 180mm
width (print): 180mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Ornithological study of the Violet turaco (Musophaga violacea) a bird native to West Africa. Shown perched on a tree branch.
Plate 125 from the Supplement. II. to the general synopsis of birds, by John Latham (London, Leigh, Sotheby & Son, 1802). The plate is inscribed above ‘Pl. CXXV.’; and below ‘Violet Plantain-eater. Publishd as the Act directs May 30, 1801, by Leigh, Sotheby & Son, York Street, Covent Garden.’
In the associated description, the author states: ‘This beautiful bird is found on the plains near the border of rivers, in the province of Acra, in Guinea…I have ventured to assimilate this with the Royal Cuckow of the Leverian Museum…’
John Latham (1740-1837) British surgeon and naturalist, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1775.
Plate 125 from the Supplement. II. to the general synopsis of birds, by John Latham (London, Leigh, Sotheby & Son, 1802). The plate is inscribed above ‘Pl. CXXV.’; and below ‘Violet Plantain-eater. Publishd as the Act directs May 30, 1801, by Leigh, Sotheby & Son, York Street, Covent Garden.’
In the associated description, the author states: ‘This beautiful bird is found on the plains near the border of rivers, in the province of Acra, in Guinea…I have ventured to assimilate this with the Royal Cuckow of the Leverian Museum…’
John Latham (1740-1837) British surgeon and naturalist, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1775.
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