'The Painted Finch, Cock and Hen' [Painted bunting] Ottoman Empire 1690 Map with a panorama

1690 Map with a panorama in the lower margin

puts on a record in a London restaurant whilst having lunch with friends

Supporting text inscription: 'Various species of chalk Foraminifera and various amounts of stoney matter in the chambers-

The original photograph has descriptive captions in French 'tourne de gauche a droit' rendered into English in the printed version

The Amboina sailfin lizard is a reptile native to Papua New Guinea

'The Painted Finch, Cock and Hen' [Painted bunting] Ottoman Empire 1690 Map with a panoramaOrnithological studies of the male and female Painted bunting Passerina ciris from North America, the male posed upon a branch, the female in the act of catching a bee. Plate 273 from chapter 63 of Gleanings of natural history, exhibiting figures of quadrupeds, birds, insects, plants, &c, by George Edwards, volume 2 (London, for the author, 1760). The plate is inscribed: 'Non Pareiles, Cock and Hen, Etched directly from Life of their natural size. Geo