The Bird Plates
A limited quantity of
57 BIRD PLATES reproduced from FRANÇOIS LEVAILLANT
HISTOIRE NATURELLE DES OISEAUX D’AFRIQUE
The Bird Plates
Intrepid traveller, pioneering naturalist and famous author, François Levaillant (1753-1824) was a celebrity in his own lifetime. His sumptuous bird books, highly sought after collector’s items, were published in a golden age of French natural history book production. The Brenthurst Library is fortunate to have original watercolour paintings, mostly of birds of prey, painted with brilliant clarity under Levaillant’s supervision. These illustrations were the inspiration for the publication, François Levaillant and the Birds of Africa.
The plates are reproduced to the highest standards, at actual size of the originals, on acid-free paper. A limited number have been made available as prints, to be sold as sets. The prints are of exceptional beauty and quality, and are a rare opportunity to obtain reproductions of Levaillant plates at an affordable price. Whilst the prints, if framed, would enhance any setting, they would be particularly appropriate for corporate projects.
Set 1
Eagles and Vultures
12 plates • Price: R363.16 incl. 15% VAT
Eagles
Le Griffard Martial Eagle Polemaetus bellicosus
Le Huppard Long-crested Eagle Lophaetus occipitalis
Le Blanchard Crowned Eagle Stephanoaetus coronatus
Le Vocifer African Fish Eagle Haliaeetus vocifer
Le Blagre White-bellied Sea Eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster
Le Caffre [unidentified]
Le Bateleur Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus
Le Bateleur jeune âge Bateleur, juvenile Terathopius ecaudatus
Vultures
L’Oricou Lappet-faced Vulture Torgos tracheliotos
Le Chasse-fiente Cape Griffon Gyps coprotheres
Le Chaugoun Indian White-backed Vulture Pseudogyps bengalensis
L’Ourigourap Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus
Set 2
Shrikes and Bush Shrikes
12 plates • Price: R363.16 incl. 15% VAT
Shrikes
Le Fiscal Fiscal Shrike Lanius collaris
Le Fiscal jeune âge Fiscal Shrike, juvenile Lanius collaris L
a Piegrieche Rousse mâle et La Femelle [sic] Woodchat Shrike, male and juvenile Lanius senator
L’Écorcheur mâle et Le jeune âge [sic] Red-backed Shrike, male and female Lanius collurio
La Piegrieche à plastron blanc [unidentified]
1. Le Pendeur [unidentified] 2. Le Rousseau Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus superciliosus
Bush Shrikes
Le Gonolek Mâle Barbary Shrike Laniarius barbarus
Le Bacbakiri fig. 1. le Mâle fig. 2. La Femelle [sic] Bokmakierie Shrike, male and juvenile Telophorus zeylonus
Le Boubou fig. 1. le Mâle fig. 2. La Femelle Southern Boubou Shrike, male and female Laniarius ferrugineus
Le Tchagra fig. 1. le Mâle fig. 2. La Femelle Southern Tchagra, male and female Tchagra tchagra
Le Brubru fig. 1. le Mâle fig. 2. La Femelle Brubru Shrike, male and female Nilaus afer
Le Cubla fig. 1. le Mâle fig. 2. La Femelle Southern Puffback Shrike, male and female Dryoscopus cubla
Set 3
Falcons and Nightjars
12 plates • Price: R363.16 incl. 15% VAT
Falcons
Le Faucon Chanteur Pale Chanting Goshawk Melierax canorus
Le Faucon Huppé African Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus minor
Le Faucon à culotte noire Laggar Falcon Falco jugger
Le Chicquera Red-necked Falcon Falco chicquera
L’Acoli [?Hen Harrier/Goshawk]
Le Tchoug Pied Harrier Circus melanoleucos
Le Gabar Gabar Goshawk Micronisus gabar
Le Minule Little Sparrowhawk Accipter minullus
Le Montagnard Rock Kestrel Falco tinnunculus rupicolus
Le Blac Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus
Le Blac, dans son jeune âge Black-shouldered Kite, juvenile Elanus caeruleus
Nightjars
L’engoulevent à queue fourchue Great Potoo Nyctibius grandis
Set 4
Buzzards and Sundry Raptors
12 plates • Price: R363.16 incl. 15% VAT
Buzzards
Le Bacha Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela
Le Rounoir Jackal Buzzard Buteo rufofuscus
Le Rougri Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus
La Buse Gantée Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus
Le Tachard Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus
Le Buseray Black-collared Hawk Busarellus nigricollis
Le Buzon Rufous Crab-hawk Buteogallus aequinoctialis
Sundry Raptors
Le Parasite Yellow-billed Kite Milvus migrans parasitus
Le Grenouillard African Marsh Harrier Circus ranivorus
Le Tachiro African Goshawk Accipter tachiro
Le Mangeur de Serpents Secretarybird Sagittarius serpentarius
L’Autour Huppé Ornate Hawk-eagle Spizaetus ornatus
Set 5
Owls
9 plates • Price: R290.54 incl. 15% VAT
Le Chou cou [Northern Hawk Owl? Surnia ulula]
Le Chou cou hou Spotted Eagle Owl Bubo africanus
Le Grand Duc Cape Eagle Owl Bubo capensis
Le Huhul Black-banded Owl Strix huhula
La Chouette à Collier Spectacled Owl Pulsatrix perspicillata
La Chouette à Aigrette blanche Crested Owl Lophostrix cristata
La Chouette à Masque noir Spectacled Owl, juvenile Pulsatrix perspicillata
La Chouette Blanche Snowy Owl Nyctea scandiaca
Each plate is 300 mm x 240 mm, printed on 150g/m² Phoenixmotion Xantur paper.
A maximum of 400 copies of each set is available.
HOW TO ORDER
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