1861 KING VULTURE ENGRAVING - original antique print - Orbigny French hand colored engraving - scavenging bird of prey - buy New World vultures

***TITLE : Roi des Vautours - king vulture

DESCRIPTION : this print comes from a rare edition of one of the finest natural history series titled "dictionaire universal d'histoire naturelle" published in the mid 19th century
the series featured most of the centuries top illustrators and engravers
and was written by one of the foremost french naturalist ~ d'orbigny

ORIGIN : Paris, France

DATE : 1861

TECHNIQUE : gorgeous & meticulous hand coloured engraving

MEASUREMENT : the paper is approx. 8.75 x 12.25" - the painted printed image area is approx. 4.5 x 7"

CONDITION : these are all original antique prints - as such there may varying signs of aging... so please look at the photos carefully - the first photo shows the entire print - convo me for buy additional photos

AUTHENTICITY : all prints are guaranteed to be a original
ANTIQUE - over 100 years old or
VINTAGE - over 50 years old

DOCUMENT of AUTHENTICITY : a copy of the title page with date, publisher and printer's information will be included with the print

SHIPPING : prints arrive in a new resealable & recyclable clear polypropylene envelope - please be careful when removing the print from this envelope as it has a sticky edge!
included is the title page [if available] and a hand written description - shipped in a sturdy kraft mailer with plenty of additional reinforcement - i usually use clean recycled packaging as reinforcement - shipping charges include insurance

RETURNS : returns are accepted - please notify me within 7 days of receipt if you choose to return the print - you will be refunded 100% on my receipt of the UNDAMAGED print
***one caveat *** if the print is damaged by the buyer it is not returnable - prints must be returned in the same condition as received

WATERMARK : while the print in the photos may be watermarked "antiqueprintstore" the actual print you receive is not

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