History of British Birds, Volume 2, Containing the History and Description of Water Birds:

Thomas Bewick (1753–1828) is synonymous with finely crafted wood engravings of the natural world, and his instantly recognisable style influenced book illustration well into the nineteenth century. During his childhood in the Tyne valley, his two obsessions were art and nature. At fourteen, he was a...

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1. Verfasser: Bewick, Thomas 1753-1828 (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 1804
Schriftenreihe:Cambridge library collection. Zoology
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Zusammenfassung:Thomas Bewick (1753–1828) is synonymous with finely crafted wood engravings of the natural world, and his instantly recognisable style influenced book illustration well into the nineteenth century. During his childhood in the Tyne valley, his two obsessions were art and nature. At fourteen, he was apprenticed to the engraver and businessman Ralph Beilby (1743–1817) with whom he later published A General History of Quadrupeds (also reissued in this series). The present work, with its text compiled from various sources, was the first practical field guide for the amateur ornithologist, inspiring also artists and writers. Each of the two volumes contains hundreds of illustrations of breathtaking beauty and precision: one for each species, neatly capturing its character in exquisite detail, interspersed with charming vignettes of country life. Volume 2, first published in 1804, covers water birds, including sandpipers, terns, grebes and guillemots
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xx, 400 pages)
ISBN:9781107300477
DOI:10.1017/CBO9781107300477