PSITTACUS (Parrots)

Date1826

Engraver James Pass (1790 - 1832)

MediumBlack and white line engraving and etching with period color

DimensionsOH: 10" x OW: 8"

Credit LineGift of Barnett Shepherd

Object number2018-269,19

DescriptionUpper margin reads: "PSITTACUS/ J. Pass sc."
Lower margin reads: "1. P. Macao. 2. P. Garrulus Var. 3. P. Mollunccensis. 4. P. Banksu./ Engraved for the Encylopaedia Londinesis. 1826"
Label TextFrom, John Wilkes, "Encyclopedia Londninesis or Universal Dictionary..." Volume XXI, (London: Printed for Jones, at the Encyclopedia Offices..., 1826).