Antique chromo lithograph of colourful flightless birds and waterfowl, 1895

Beautifully coloured chromo-lithographic plate from 1895 with detailed illustrations of 28 bird species, including water-fowl such as the flamingo, pelican and swan, as well as flightless birds like the ostrich and penguin. This plate originates from 'Wagner's Natuurlijk Historie', a book about natural history which was originally written by the German biologist Herman Wagner and translated into Dutch by D. Horn.

This exquisite 129-year-old plate is in excellent condition and comes with a pre-cut high quality matboard with a white linen top layer. The matboard is acid-free, protecting the print. 

The image you see is a photograph of the actual item. 

Artist: W. Hoffmann
Rear of the print: blank, no images or text
Matboard size (= frame size): 21 x 30 cm | 8.27 x 11.81 inch
Print size: 17,4 x 25 cm | 6.85 x 9.84 inch