Northern Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus), Pl. 17 — Kautský

A chromolithograph depicting the Northern Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus), from the rich tradition of Central European ornithological illustration.

J. Kautský. 1911.

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.