{"product_id":"brd008-the-tree-sparrow-and-greenfinch-1-le-friquet-2-le-verdier-francois-nicolas-martinet-1770-circa-genuine-antique-print","title":"1770 circa - The Tree sparrow and Greenfinch - 1. Le Friquet. 2. Le Verdier. - Genuine Antique Print","description":"Item number: BRD008\u003c!-- split --\u003eGenuine Antique Print\u003cp\u003e1770 circa\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Maker: Francois Nicolas Martinet\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAntique print of Eurasian birds by Francois Nicolas Martinet published in Planches Enluminées D'Histoire Naturelle, to accompany Buffon's Histoire des Oiseaux, circa 1770. Martinet worked with a team of people to create this encyclopedic book on ornithology, which took years to complete. It was originally issued in 42 cahiers of 24 hand-colored plates each, with no accompanying text or titles, resulting in 1008 plates. The book included carefully detailed prints of birds from around the world. Original hand-coloring. Very good condition with some minor waviness\/wrinkles in the antique paper. Copper plate print on laid paper. Measures approx. 8.75 x 7 inches to the outer border.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGenuine Antique Print from 1770 circa\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eItem Number: BRD008\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Birds Vol 4","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47972573446398,"sku":"BRD008","price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0554\/4332\/5124\/files\/BRD008-Genuine-Antique-Print-The-Tree-sparrow-and-Greenfinch-1-Le-Friquet-2-Le-Verdier-1770-circa-Francois-Nicolas-Martinet-Maps-Of-Antiquity.jpg?v=1774115854","url":"https:\/\/mapsofantiquity.com\/products\/brd008-the-tree-sparrow-and-greenfinch-1-le-friquet-2-le-verdier-francois-nicolas-martinet-1770-circa-genuine-antique-print","provider":"Maps of Antiquity","version":"1.0","type":"link"}