Honey Buzzard, Pl. 25 — de Maes

The European Honey Buzzard, a specialist predator of wasp nests, depicted with the artistry of early twentieth-century Czech illustration.

Emil de Maes. Plate 25. From Zoographia Infinita (Our Birds) by Karel Kněžourek. Published in Prague, c. 1910.

Emil de Maes was a Belgian natural history artist whose work was widely used in European ornithological atlases, contributing to the scientific understanding and popular appreciation of bird species. His collaboration with Czech publishers exemplifies the international character of turn-of-the-century natural history publishing.

Chromolithograph. Sheet size approximately 41.0 × 30.2 cm. Very good condition.