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The Great Black Duck from Hudson's Bay.

Library and Archives Canada, Acc. No. R9266-2518 Peter Winkworth Collection of Canadiana | Copyright Expired

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Date

1749

Artist

George Edwards (1694-1773)

Collection

Library and Archives Canada

Image Link

https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.redirect?app=FonAndCol&id=3018761&lang=eng

Additional Makers

George Edwards (Publisher)

Description

This is a plate from A Natural History of Uncommon Birds (London, 1743-51) by George Edwards, known as the "Father of British Ornithology." Edwards made the drawings on which the prints are based. He also etched and hand coloured the plates and wrote the accompanying text.

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Copyright Expired

Image Credit

Library and Archives Canada, Acc. No. R9266-2518 Peter Winkworth Collection of Canadiana

Location

Hudson Bay, Canada

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Birds

Category

Glossary
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