Gould and Richter Prince Max's Aracari Hand-Colored Plate lettered in gilt in one

lettered in gilt in one compartment and with alternating gilt decorations (falcons and crossed swords)

printed on glossy thick paper

750+ color photographs of species of Erica and its habitats (some are full page plates)

Publisher’s original cream cloth

Rare as a complete set

Gould and Richter Prince Max's Aracari Hand-Colored Plate lettered in gilt in oneHand colored lithographic plate, approximately 14. 5 inches wide by 21 inches long. From: Gould, J., and Owen, R., A Monograph of the Ramphastidae, or Family of Toucans, Second edition, 1852 1854, plate number 16. Image is of a Prince Max's Aracari, Pteroglossus wiedii. The second edition of this work contained 18 more fine hand colored plates than the original documenting these colorful birds from Mexico, Central and South America and the Caribbean.