[Engraving - The Hudson Bay Porcupine]

No Binding. Near Fine. 20" x 16" [frame]. [1768]. Engraving from "Recueil de divers oiseaux e´trangers et peu communs/Sammlung verschiedener ausländischer und seltener Vögel," which was a combination of 'A natural history of uncommon birds' [1743-1751] and 'Gleanings of natural history' [1758-1764] by George Edwards, which both contained over 600 entries never before described, and Mark Catesby's [1683-1749] 'Natural history of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands,' [1729-1747] one of the earliest accounts published which described the flora and fauna in North America, containing various images of plants, mammals, fish, birds and other wildlife. It was "combined into one work under the title of Sammlung verschiedenen [i.e. verschiedener] ausla¨ndischer und seltener Vo¨gel. This was published in nine parts. The plates of Edwards and Catesby were re-engraved by Seligmann and some of those by Edwards further embellished by the addition of figures of plants not in the originals" [J.T. Zimmer, Ayer Lib., p. 200-201]. This plate is from a French edition published in nine parts between 1768-1776. The Hudsons Bay Porcupine by Seligmann was re-engraved from George Edwards. Mounted on archival quality matte frame. Near fine.Johann Michael Seligmann [1720-1762] was a German engraver, who was known for his ornithological art. 0.