[Nozeman-Sepp] Nederlandsche Vogelen (1770) 3x

1. Hirundo Apus [Gier-Zwaluw]; 2. Hirundo Agrestis Drepanis [Oever-Zwaluw]; 3. Hirundo Agrestis [Boeren-Zwaluw]. Handcoloured copper engravings, all 42 x 27 cm., original colouring, on thick paper with wide margins.

Nederlandsche Vogelen; volgens hunne huishouding, aert, en eigenschappen bescgreeven door Cornelius Nozeman, leerier der remonstranten, en mede-directeur van’t Bataefsch Genootschap der Proefondervindelyke Wysbegeerte te Rotterdam; alle naer ’t leeven geheel nieuw en naeukeurig getekend, in ’t koper gebragt, en natuurlyk gekoleurd. Door, en onder opzicht van Christiaan Sepp en Zoon te Amsterdam, by Jan Christiaan Sepp, Boekenverkoper MDCCLXX. Cornelis Nozeman was an ornithologist. Christiaan Sepp was an artist and engraver. Jan Christiaan Sepp was a publisher and was succeeded by Jan Sepp and Coenraad Jacob Temmink. The engraver for the 3rd and 4th parts was Martinus Houttuyn. The project ran from 1770 to 1829 and was one of the most expensive book publications ever (total 3).