Birds of New Holland, with their natural history, Volume 1, 1808 / collected, engraved and faithfully painted after nature, by John William Lewin, A.L.S. of Parramatta, New South Wales.

SAFE/C 943

fonds

1808

Textual Records, Graphic Materials, Prints

411668

Digitised

1 published bound volume (letterpress), with 18 colour plates - printed - 39 x 29 cm.
Prints

Plates:
1. Azure Kingfisher
2. Mountain Bee-eater
3. Warty-faced Honeysucker
4. Blue-cheeked Honeysucker
5. Yellow-eared Honeysucker
6. Golden-crowned Honeysucker
7. Crimson-throated Manakin
8. Orange-breasted Thrush
9. Crested Thrush
10. Black-crowned Thrush
11. Spotted Finch
12. Temporal Finch
13. Orange-rumped Flycatcher
14. Scarlet-backed Warbler
15. Superb Warbler
16. Solitary Warbler
17. Crimson-breasted Warbler
18. Reed Warbler

Out of copyright:
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales

London: Printed for the author; and published by J. White, Fleet Street; and S. Bagster, 81, Strand. The Letter-Press by T. Bensley, Bolt Court

For further information see "John William Lewin: a memoir" by Phyllis Mander Jones in Journal & Proceedings of the Royal Australian Historical Society, Vol. 42, Part 4, Sydney, 1956, pp. 153-186 & also the introduction by Allan McEvey in the 1978 facsimile reprint of the 1838 edition of Lewin's Birds of New South Wales

Though this volume was numbered 1, no succeeding volumes were published

Microfilm - MAV/FM6/354: colour microfiche copy of C 943 (1 fiche): refer to Microforms Libn
Digital order no:Album ID : 823458

"This volume is the beginning of a work which is intended to comprehend the whole of the birds of New Holland as they may come to the Author's hand, and which will be continued in succession, he having been nine years in that country travelling, collecting, and painting for this purpose" -- Thomas Lewin, Preface, p.3

Mild foxing throughout

National treasures from Australia's great libraries - Council of Australian State Libraries (1 December, 2005 - 31 December, 2006)
Lewin: Wild Art - State Library of New South Wales (March, 2012 - October, 2012)