Original Color Lithographic Plate Of The Liberian Maned Owl (Bubo Letti Butt.), by Theodoor Van Hoytema
by Van Hoytema, Theodoor
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About This Item
The Leyden Museum, Leyden, Netherlands, 1889; Color lithograph of the reclusive Liberian Maned Owl (Bubo Letti Butt. or Jubula Letti Butt.), found only in small sections of lowland West African rainforests from Liberia to Republic Of Congo. An original plate from Notes From The Leyden Museum, official zoological periodical of the Reijksmuseum of Natural History, Vol. XI, No. 1, January, 1889, the issue in which Buttikofer first described and named the species. Drawn and lithographed by Theodoor Van Hoytema (1863-1917), renowned for his realistic natural history studies for the Reijkmuseum, as well as for his later art nouveau style commercial work. Excellent condition. Clean, bright, colors vivid. Archivally hinged and matted acid free with 100% rag museum board, ready for framing. Sheet size 6" x 9 3/8", window 5 1/2" x 8 1/4", outside matte dimensions 11" x 14". A beautiful and scarce print of an uncommon avian subject.
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- AARDWOLF Fine Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- Original Color Lithographic Plate Of The Liberian Maned Owl (Bubo Letti Butt.), by Theodoor Van Hoytema
- Author
- Van Hoytema, Theodoor
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- The Leyden Museum
- Place of Publication
- Leyden, Netherlands,
- Date Published
- 1889
- Keywords
- Liberian Maned Owl, Owls, Birds, Ornithology, Zoology, Theodoor Van Hoytema, Natural History, Science, Biology, Reijksmuseum
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- Prints and Photographs;
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