House Martin and Egyptian Nightjar, Pl. 25 — Kouba

Two contrasting aerial masters — the familiar House Martin and elusive Egyptian Nightjar — united on a single striking plate.

František Kouba. Plate 25. From Zoographia Infinita. Published in Prague, c. 1900.

The Czech and German ornithological atlases of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, such as Zoographia Infinita, represent a high point in scientific bird illustration, combining artistic skill with scientific accuracy in depicting species from across the Palaearctic region.

Chromolithograph. Sheet size approximately 41.0 × 30.2 cm. Good condition, with some minor edge wear and light discolouration to the margins.