1775 Comte De Buffon Antique Imperial Ornithology Print The Jamaican Woodpecker - Rare Imperial edition United States Work began during the reign

Work began during the reign of William the Conqueror after a fire in 1087 that destroyed much of the city

The Encyclopédie méthodique par ordre des matières occupied a thousand workers in production

was engraved in 1785 - dated - and was published by Jean Denis Barbie du Bocage in his Voyage Anacharsis (The Travels of Anacharsis the Younger in Greece) published between 1781 - 1788

The region was later explored and charted by Matthew Flinders in 1802 and 1803

Flanders and Brabant

1775 Comte De Buffon Antique Imperial Ornithology Print The Jamaican Woodpecker - Rare Imperial edition United States Work began during the reignTitle : Pic varie Femelle, de la Jamaique Size: 12in x 9in (305mm x 230mm) Condition: (A+) Fine Condition Date : 1775 Ref #: 23506 Description: This beautifully hand coloured original copper plate engraved antique print was published in the 1775 Imperial quatro edtion of Comte de Buffons Histoire Naturelle, gnrale et particulire, avec la description du Cabinet du Roi (Natural History, General and Particular, with a Description of the King\'s Cabinet)