Album of the finest birds of all countries.
Album of the finest birds of all countries.
About this item
Full title
Publisher
[Philadelphia] : Weik & Wieck publishers & importers Philadelphia, [between 1850 and 1859?]
Call Numbers
HF 2020/0024
Record Identifier
MMS ID
Language
- English
- German
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
25 unnumbered leaves of plates : colour illustrations ; 28 x 36 cm.
Content type
text
still image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Publication information
Publisher
[Philadelphia] : Weik & Wieck publishers & importers Philadelphia, [between 1850 and 1859?]
Place of Publication
Pennsylvania
Date Published
[between 1850 and 1859?]
Access and use
Access Conditions
Mitchell Library copy: To be issued in Special Collections.
Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
Summary
Hand-colored lithographs with the names of the birds depicted printed in English and German. 14 plates depicting American birds, 5 depicting European birds, 1 depicting an Asian bird, and 5 depicting Australian birds. The true natives of the Australian birds are the budgerigar and parrots; non-native birds are the Thread-tailed epimachus, Red bird...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Album of the finest birds of all countries.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Artists
Notes
General note
Cover title.
"W. Becker, del. & lith."- back cover.
Original publisher's white moire cloth, decorated in red, blue, green, and gilt in a bird and floral motif.
Language note
Text in German and English.
Contextual Information
Biographical note
Although the firm of Weik & Wieck does not appear in Philadelphia directories, John Weik is listed as a publisher and importer in directories from 1850 through 1861; in 1858-1861 as John Weik & Co. with Hugo Liebing. This volume may have been printed and bound in Germany for import to America.
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
HF 2020/0024
Record Identifier
74VKa2GEBogg
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKa2GEBogg
Other Identifiers
DDC
598.0222
MMS ID
991024277519502626
