Magnificent Cockatoo, the Banksian Cockatoo. Hand colored copper engraving by Nodder, Frederick Polydore - 1790

London: Nodder & Co., 1795. First edition.. Near fine.. Hand colored lithographic plate, approximately 5.75 inches wide by 9.25 inches long with accompanying text page. From: George Shaw and Frederick Polydore Nodder's "Vivarium Naturae or The Naturalist's Miscellany." This 24 volume series was printed from 1790-1813. The image is dated Nov 1, 1795. The great American guana is also known as the green iguana or common iguana (Iguana iguana).

New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The Thirty-eight plates, with explanations::Intended to illustrate Linnaeus's System of vegetables, and particularly adapted to the Letters on the elements of botany.

Paperback / softback. New.

London: F. P. Nodder & Co., 1794. Fine. The Naturalist's Miscellany consists of twenty-two volumes published between 1789 - 1813, and illustrated by Frederick Polydore Nodder. Nodder also worked on Joseph Banks "Banks' Florilegium". George Shaw was a co-founder of the Linnean Society and became keeper of the natural history collection at the British Museum. The small bird with black and white striped head depicted here is also known as a Pardalote, probably the Striated Pardalote (Pardalotus striatus) found throughout Australia. The engraving measures 4" x 5 3/4" on 5 1/2" x 9 1/4" paper. This is a magnificent copy dated 1794 on Whatman paper, with wide paper margins.

London:: G. Shaw and F.P. & E. Nodder,, 1790-1813.. First edition. Fine in original bright hand-coloring. A Fine and rare original hand-colored copperplate engraving by Frederick Polydore Nodder and/or his son Richard Polydore Nodder from The Naturalist's Miscellany. Octavo (6 x 9.5 inches, 15.24 x 24.13 cm). Includes the original text in both English and Latin by George Shaw, MD, FRS. The Naturalist's Miscellany, distinguished by the refined hand-colored copperplate engravings and astute naturalists' observations, was aptly named as a diverse naturalists' compendium of the birds, mammals, reptiles, insects, fish and crustacean identified by seventeenth and eighteenth century naturalists spanning the globe, particularly around the South Seas. Many of nature's most fascinating and unusual creatures were discovered during this period, several of which were introduced through The Naturalist's Miscellany. Doctor George Shaw, (1751-1813), Fellow of the Royal Society,… Read More

1790. Copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring. 120mm by 195mm (platemnark). 'From New Holland'. Early engraving of an Australian lizard from Shaw & Nodder's 'The Naturalist's Miscellany, or Coloured Figures of Natural Objects Drawn and Described Immediately from Nature 1790-1813'. CONDITION : Very thin top margin, only about 1mm beyond platemark.

1794. Copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring. 110mm by 195mm (platemark). From Shaw & Nodder's 'The Naturalist's Miscellany, or Coloured Figures of Natural Objects Drawn and Described Immediately from Nature 1790-1813'. Accompanied by original descriptive text. Frederick Polydore Nodder was a gifted natural history artist and engraver. Nodder honed his draftsmanship working on Captain Cook and Joseph Banks' Florilegium and engraving Sydney Parkinson's sketches of Australian plants. He was made botanic painter to her majesty Queen Charlotte in 1785. Nodder also drew the botanical studies in Thomas Martyn's Flora Rustica (1792) and 38 Plates (1799). Most of the 1,064 illustrations of animals, birds, insects, crustaceans, fishes, marine life and microscopic creatures for the Naturalist's Miscellany were drawn, engraved and published by Frederick Nodder's family. Frederick himself drew and engraved many of the copperplates until his death. His wife Elizabeth is credited as publisher on the… Read More

London:: G. Shaw and F.P. & E. Nodder,, 1790-1813.. First edition. Fine in original bright hand-coloring. A Fine and rare original hand-colored copperplate engraving by Frederick Polydore Nodder and/or his son Richard Polydore Nodder from The Naturalist's Miscellany. Octavo (6 x 9.5 inches, 15.24 x 24.13 cm). Includes the original text in both English and Latin by George Shaw, MD, FRS. The Naturalist's Miscellany, distinguished by the refined hand-colored copperplate engravings and astute naturalists' observations, was aptly named as a diverse naturalists' compendium of the birds, mammals, reptiles, insects, fish and crustacean identified by seventeenth and eighteenth century naturalists spanning the globe, particularly around the South Seas. Many of nature's most fascinating and unusual creatures were discovered during this period, several of which were introduced through The Naturalist's Miscellany. Doctor George Shaw, (1751-1813), Fellow of the Royal Society,… Read More

London:: G. Shaw and F.P. & E. Nodder,, 1790-1813.. First edition. Fine in original bright hand-coloring. A Fine and rare original hand-colored copperplate engraving by Frederick Polydore Nodder and/or his son Richard Polydore Nodder from The Naturalist's Miscellany. Octavo (6 x 9.5 inches, 15.24 x 24.13 cm). Includes the original text in both English and Latin by George Shaw, MD, FRS. The Naturalist's Miscellany, distinguished by the refined hand-colored copperplate engravings and astute naturalists' observations, was aptly named as a diverse naturalists' compendium of the birds, mammals, reptiles, insects, fish and crustacean identified by seventeenth and eighteenth century naturalists spanning the globe, particularly around the South Seas. Many of nature's most fascinating and unusual creatures were discovered during this period, several of which were introduced through The Naturalist's Miscellany. Doctor George Shaw, (1751-1813), Fellow of the Royal Society,… Read More

London:: George Shaw and E. Nodder,, 1809.. First edition. Fine condition with original bright hand-coloring. . A Fine and rare original hand-colored copperplate engraving by Frederick Polydore Nodder and/or his son Richard Polydore Nodder from The Naturalist's Miscellany. Octavo (6 x 9.5 inches, 15.24 x 24.13 cm). Includes the original text in both English and Latin by George Shaw, MD, FRS. The Naturalist's Miscellany, distinguished by the refined hand-colored copperplate engravings and astute naturalists' observations, was aptly named as a diverse naturalists' compendium of the birds, mammals, reptiles, insects, fish and crustacean identified by seventeenth and eighteenth century naturalists spanning the globe, particularly around the South Seas. Many of nature's most fascinating and unusual creatures were discovered during this period, several of which were introduced through The Naturalist's Miscellany. Doctor George Shaw,… Read More