Gulls: Bonaparte's, Mediterranean, Little and Black-headed, Pl. 19 — de Maes

Four elegant gull species captured in exquisite detail, showcasing the diversity of smaller European Laridae in winter plumage.

Emil de Maes. From Zoographia Infinita (Birds of Central Europe) by Antonín Kocourek. Published in Prague, c. 1900.

Emil de Maes was a Belgian natural history artist whose detailed and lifelike illustrations contributed significantly to Czech ornithological publishing. His work for Kocourek's atlas exemplifies the fruitful collaboration between Belgian illustrators and Czech naturalists at the turn of the twentieth century.

Chromolithograph. Sheet size approximately 41.0 × 30.2 cm. Excellent condition.