Antique Bird Egg Print - Francis Orpen Morris - killdeer Plover - F2

"killdeer Plover"

This chromolithograph is from Francis Orpen Morris's book 'A Natural History Of The Nests And Eggs Of British Birds,' which was published in London in 1896.

Francis Orpen Morris (25 March 1810 – 10 February 1893) was an Anglo-Irish clergyman, notable as a 'parson-naturalist' (ornithologist and entomologist), and as the author of many children's books, as well as works on natural history and heritage buildings. He was a pioneer in the movement to protect birds from the plume trade and was a co-founder of the Plumage League. He died on 10 February 1893 and was buried in Nunburnholme, East Riding of Yorkshire, England

Dimensions

17 cm x 26 cm

Medium

Chromolithograph

Artist or Maker

Francis Orpen Morris

Date

1896