Der Weisse americanische Kranich (Primary Title)
Natural History of Carolina, Florida, etc., Nuremburg, 1749-1776 (after Mark Catesby 1682-1749) (Series Title)

Johann Michael Seligmann, German, 1720 - 1762 (Artist)

1749–1776
German
Prints
Works On Paper
hand-colored etching and engraving on laid paper
Sheet: 9 7/8 × 16 in. (25.08 × 40.64 cm)
Plate: 8 3/4 × 11 3/4 in. (22.23 × 29.85 cm)
2008.76.1
Not on view
Printed above image in center: Der weisse americanische Kranich. Printed in upper right corner: Tab L. Printed beneath image lower left: M. Catesby and viv delin/ Grus americana alba. Printed beneath image in center: C.P.S.C. Majestatis/ No 50 III Theil. Printed beneath image lower right: Prunus Buxi folio cordato fructu nigro rotundo/ I.M. Seligmann sc. et excud./ Grüe blanche de l'Amerique. Inscribed in graphite lower left: Whooping Crane. T 75.
Bequest of Janet C. Green
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