Selby's Illustrations of British Ornithology

Prideaux John Selby (1788-1867)

Selby's Illustrations of British Ornithology & Water Birds.

Handcoloured engraving William Lizars of Edinburg, on J. Whatman paper watermarked 1830.

First attempt to produce a set of life-sized illustrations of British birds. Issued in parts over a number of years beginning in 1819, with later issues, the work contained 89 plates of land birds and 129 plates of water birds.