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The Purple Gross-Beak, the Poison Wood

(not entered)The Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands

Printmaker Mark Catesby (British, 1682–1749)

Date1771

Place createdLondon, United Kingdom, Europe

Mediumhand colored etching

DimensionsSheet: 19 3/8 × 13 3/16 in. (49.2 × 33.5 cm)

ClassificationsPrints

DepartmentPrints

Credit LineGift of the Estate of Bishop Spence Burton

Accession Number2013.4.41

On View

Not on Display

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