19th Century Selby Bird Engraving

An early 19th Century coloured copper plate engraving of a Red Breasted Bernicle by the renowned British ornithologist Prideaux John Selby (1788-1867) 

Originally from ~ Illustrations of British Ornithology Edinburgh & London, 1834 paper watermarked “J Whatman”. 

Presented in an oak-stained and waxed box frame.