The Tropic Bird (Phaeton aethereus)

Mark Catesby, Johann Michael Seligmannprobably 1743/1762

Details

Title: The Tropic Bird (Phaeton aethereus)
Creator: Johann Michael Seligmann after Mark Catesby
Date Created: probably 1743/1762
Physical Dimensions: plate: 21.9 x 37.5 cm (8 5/8 x 14 3/4 in.) sheet: 24.4 x 39.1 cm (9 5/8 x 15 3/8 in.)
Provenance: Dr. and Mrs. George Benjamin Green, Virginia; gift to NGA, 1991.
Medium: hand-colored engraving on laid paper

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