Crowned African Cranes
- Title:
- Crowned African Cranes
- Collection:
- Hill Ornithology Collection
- Creator:
- Edwards, George (English ornithologist, author, and illustrator, 1694-1773)
- Engraver:
- G. Edwards
- Date:
- 1743
- Country:
- United Kingdom
- ID Number:
- h077-004_8srgb
- File Name:
- h077-004_8srgb.tif
- Work Type:
- prints (visual works)
- Subject:
- Gray Crowned-Crane
Balearica regulorum
Gruidae
Cranes (Birds) - Source:
- Edwards, George. A natural history of uncommon birds,: and of some other rare and undescribed animals, quadrupedes, reptiles, fishes, insects, &c. exhibited in two hundred and ten copper-plates ... To which is added, A brief and general idea of drawing and painting in water-colours: with instructions for etching on copper with aqua fortis: likewise some thoughts on the passage of birds: and additions to many of the subjects described in this work. In four parts. London : Printed for the author, at the College of Physicians ... , 1743
- Repository:
- Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
- The majority of images in "Beautiful Birds: Masterpieces from the Hill Ornithology Collection" are believed to be in the public domain in the United States by virtue of their creation date (pre-1923). This collection was digitized by Cornell University Library in collaboration with the Cornell Lab of Ornithology in 1999 from books and prints held in their collections, curated by Jeanne A. White. Funding was provided through an endowment established by Kenneth E. and Dorothy V. Hill. Cornell is providing access to the materials as a digital aggregate under an assertion of fair use for non-commercial educational use. The written permission of any copyright and other rights holders is required for distribution, reproduction, or other use that extends beyond what is authorized by fair use and other statutory exemptions. Responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of an item and securing any necessary permissions ultimately rests with persons desiring to use the item. Please contact rareref@cornell.edu with any comments or questions about this collection.