This hand-colored lithograph is from Lionel Walter Rothschild's "The Avifauna of Laysan and the Neighbouring Islands: with a Complete History to Date of the Birds of the Hawaiian Possessions". The work was published in London by Taylor & Francis for R.H. Porter between 1893 and 1900. All of the plates were by and after the work of J. G. Keulemans & F. W. Frohawk.

The work was a landmarks study on the birds of the Hawaiian Islands (Sandwich Islands) with only 250 copies published. It was one of the first illustrated accounts of Hawaiian birds, which featured some now extinct birds. The work was based on the collecting of Henry Palmer. Palmer procured all the known land-birds and most of the sea-birds on Laysan including fifteen species new to the scientific world.

Provenance: Ex-libris of Clifton S. Weaver (1917-1992), Hawaiian amateur malacologist, with his name having been gilt-stamped on a leaf inserted to the work.

  • Dimensions: ~ 10 3/4" by 14 5/8"
  • Literature: The Avifauna of Laysan and the Neighbouring Islands: with a Complete History to Date of the Birds of the Hawaiian Possessions
  • Medium: Originally Hand-colored Lithograph
  • Circa: 1893-1900
  • Condition: The work is in very good to excellent condition overall. There is some very light scattered fox marks nearer to the edges. There may be a few minor marks to be expected with age. Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions.

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