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 PEREGRINE FALCON - Morris 1861 Engraved Print

An Original Historical Print from HistoryOnPaper 

A hand-colored print 

From a dis-bounded copy of F. O. Morris' 1861 A History of British Birds

Some uniform age toning...occasional spot...handling wear
Type of Print       Lithograph - Wood Engraving - Steel Engraving - Copper Engraving - Photogravure
Printing Year      1861  
Artist - Engraver - Publisher     F.O. Morris -****** -  Groombridge & Sons, 1861
Print Size (Approx)     9.5  inches  X  5.5  inches          
Paper weight/type     Thin - Medium - Heavy - Other
Reverse side     Blank - Related text/pictures -  Unrelated text/pictures 
Condition      Excellent - Very Good - Good++ - Fair - Poor (but of historical interest)   Mild aging
Description    Original Hand-colored Engravings (Each engraving is a Xylographic - wood print with additional hand coloring)             Please inspect image 
Notes   


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HISTORICAL INFORMATION:  The inspiration for Francis Orpen Morris' A History of British Birds actually came from the renowned English printer, Benjamion Fawcett, who approached Morris to write the text when Morris became Vicar of Nafferton. Morris had a reputation as a popular writer on natural history in general and birds in particular. His first book had appeared as early as 1834, A guide to an arrangement of British birds. However, his association with Benjamin Fawcett was to have remarkable results, particularly for the study of ornithology.

A History of British Birds was entirely printed and bound in the small North Country village of Driffield, Fawcett’s residence and shop, and shipped in tea chests to London. It was a resounding success.

Work on A History of British Birds probably began in 1848. Publication, which took over seven years to complete from June 1850, was undertaken in monthly parts costing one shilling. Each part contained 24 pages of letterpress and 4 hand-colored plates. The final six volume work contained 358 colored plates. One thousand copies of the first part were initially produced, but such was the demand that Fawcett quickly had to move into larger premises.

Alexander Francis Lydon was one of Fawcett’s principal engravers, contributing much in technique and design. A team of women colorists under very strict scrutiny first from Fawcett then his wife (a former colorist herself) hand colored each plate.

Morris became an early advocate for conservation and was instrumental in founding the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds.

Various Editions a History of British Birds were published from ca. 1851 to ca. 1903. All were published with the hand-coloring of the time.

CONDITION:    Please INSPECT PHOTO. May be Enlarged for viewing.


This is an original print, not a reproduction.  

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