Psittacus aurantius Illicium floridanum From Cimelia physica: Figures of rare and curious quadrupeds, birds, &c. together with several of the most elegant plants. Engraved and coloured from the subjects themselves by John Frederick Miller. With descriptions by George Shaw, M.D. F.R.S. &c. &c. &c.
Circa 1796. Hand-coloured copperplate engraving. Some spotting and foxing at edges, otherwise a very good copy with intense colour. Psittacus aurantius, Illicium floridanum, a hand-coloured copperplate engraving by artist John Frederick Miller, depicts a magnificent Yellow-breasted Lorikeet nestled among the leaves of the Florida Anise Tree. The plate is from..... More