Gould and Hart Fruit Dove Hand-Colored Plate 4to (12 x 8

4to (12 x 8

This volume documents the important German shell collections in the early 18th century

From the series: Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

These provide a fascinating cross-section of the caves of northern Thailand (from the rear cover blurb)

Gould and Hart Fruit Dove Hand-Colored Plate 4to (12 x 8Hand colored lithographic plate, approximately 14. 5 inches wide by 21 inches long. From: Gould, J., and Bowdler Sharpe, R., The Birds of New Guinea and the Adjacent Papuan Islands, First edition, 1875 1888, volume 5, plate number 55. Image is of New Guinea Fruit Dove or Wallace's Fruit Pigeon, Ptilopus wallacii. Publisher Henry Sotheran & Co. Publisher Place London Date Published 1875 1888 Date Published Estimated No Edition First Number of Volumes 0