Description: '"THE HOODED DODO. LONDON PUBLISHED AS THE ACT DIRECTS JAN. 1ST 1794, BY C. WILLIAMS."'A detailed depiction of the dodo (Didus), showing its stout build, large hooked beak, and characteristic plumage. The bird stands in a naturalistic environment with foliage at its feet, providing an authentic portrayal of this extinct species. Made by J. Pass after G. Edwards. Medium: Copperplate engraving on Hand-laid (verge) paper. Sheet size: 22 x 27.5 cm (8.66 x 10.83 inch). Image size: 17 x 23 cm. (6.69 x 9.06 inch). Condition: very good, given age. Light soiling, foxing and creasing. Some small tears in paper edge. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully. DODO, DIDUS, RAPHUS CUCULLATUS, HOODED DODO, ENCYCLOPAEDIA LONDINENSIS, JOHN WILKES, COPPERPLATE ENGRAVING, G. EDWARDS, J. PASS, EXTINCT BIRD, NATURAL HISTORY, MAURITIUS, 19TH-CENTURY ENGRAVING, ZOOLOGICAL PRINT | PCO-EXPO-438 BACKGROUND INFORMATION Published in Encyclopaedia Londinensis or Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Literature, Volume V, edited by John Wilkes. Biography engraver: John Pass or Paas (c.1783-1832) was an English engraver known for his work in scientific and encyclopedic publications. Pass was an established copper plate engraver in Pentonville, London. He made plates for The History, Civil and Ecclesiastical, and Survey of the Antiquities of Winchester (1798-1801) by John Milner. John Wilkes the London bookseller, who was from Winchester, knew him at the end of the 18th century, and took him on for illustrations of his Encyclopaedia Londoniensis. Pass produced plates for volume 13 of the work. John Paas (name used legally) was murdered in Leicester by James Cook, in a criminal case that attracted wide attention. He was aged 49, a partner in the firm Paas & Co. of High Holborn, London, engravers. He was in Leicester as a travelling salesman of specialist hardware. Cook, a printer and bookbinder, was exhibited on a gibbet after being hanged, the last British criminal to be so treated. Biography artist: George Edwards (1694-1773) was a prominent English naturalist and artist. Known as the "father of British ornithology," he published several volumes of ornithological illustrations, providing valuable visual documentation of bird species, including extinct or rare animals like the dodo.
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Date of Creation: 1800-1899
Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
Subject: Birds
Height (Inches): 10.83
Width (Inches): 8.66
Print Surface: Paper
Type: Print
Artist: J. Pass, G. Edwards
Material: Copper plate
Year of Production: 1803
