Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra), Pl. 10 — del Maes

A chromolithograph depicting the Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra), from the rich tradition of Central European ornithological illustration.

E. del Maes. 1870.

From Zoographia Infinita. The Czech and German ornithological atlases of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries represent a high point in scientific bird illustration, combining rigorous observation with chromolithographic techniques that captured plumage colour and texture with extraordinary fidelity.

Chromolithograph. Sheet size approximately 39.5 × 28.0 cm. Excellent.