‘White-headed finch’
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 Diamond firetail (Stagonopleura guttata) a bird native to Australia. Shown perched on a low tree branch with rocks and vegetation.
Plate 132 from the Supplement. II. to the general synopsis of birds, by John Latham (London, Leigh, Sotheby & Son, 1802). The plate is inscribed above ‘Pl. CXXXII.’; and below ‘White-headed Finch. Publish’d as the Act directs May 30, 1801, by Leigh, Sotheby & Son, York Street, Covent Garden.’ The initial ‘L’ appears on the plate, faintly.
In the associated description, the author states: ‘Inhabits New South Wales. From the drawings of General Davies. Among the drawings of Mr. Lambert, I find a bird greatly corresponding with the above…’
John Latham (1740-1837) British surgeon and naturalist, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1775.
Plate 132 from the Supplement. II. to the general synopsis of birds, by John Latham (London, Leigh, Sotheby & Son, 1802). The plate is inscribed above ‘Pl. CXXXII.’; and below ‘White-headed Finch. Publish’d as the Act directs May 30, 1801, by Leigh, Sotheby & Son, York Street, Covent Garden.’ The initial ‘L’ appears on the plate, faintly.
In the associated description, the author states: ‘Inhabits New South Wales. From the drawings of General Davies. Among the drawings of Mr. Lambert, I find a bird greatly corresponding with the above…’
John Latham (1740-1837) British surgeon and naturalist, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1775.
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