Little Black and Orange Indian Hawk Hand-Colored Plate A rare work on the

A rare work on the evolution of lobsters and crabs

Small white call number on spine

Schmidt Publisher Place Halle

Publisher Printed by Jacob and Johnson for the author Publisher Place Winchester Date Published 1821-1828 Date Published Estimated No Edition First Number of Volumes 5 Reprint No Condition Near Fine Condition Description Light rubbing to marbled boards

’  The contests between rival factions in the sea are amusingly drawn in the lines relating to the Lobster

Little Black and Orange Indian Hawk Hand-Colored Plate A rare work on theHand colored lithographic plate, 9 inches wide and 11. 75 inches long. From G. Edwards, A Natural History of Uncommon Birds, part III, plate 108, 1750. Edwards describes the bird as being from Bengali in the East Indies and was part of a rarities collection sent to Dr. Mead in 1748. Edwards believed that this hawk had been trained for hunting. Publisher Printed for the Author Publisher Place London Date Published 1750 Date Published Estimated No