Co𒈔rnelius Nozeman, Martinus Houttuyn, and Jan Christiaan Sepp

Nederlandsche Vogelen. Amsterdam: Jan Christiaan Sepp [and Son], 1770-1797

FIRST EDITION, 3 volumes bound in one (only, of 5), folio (530 x 355mm.), hand-coloured engraved additional title, 157 hand-coloured engraved plates, contemporary brown calf, gilt edges, dark green endpapers, rebacked, some cropping

"The first comprehensive account of the avifauna of Holland" (Anker). At the time of its publication, this was the most expensive book for sale in Holland. Eight of the highly attractive plates show nests and eggs. The compendium was written by Cornelius Nozeman (1720-1786) was a Dutch churchman and naturalist; it was finished by Jan Christiaan Sepp (1739-1811), from the Sepp family of publishers, artists and naturalists, and Martin Houttuyn (1720-1798), who published numerous books on natural history, after Nozeman's dea💛th.

LITERATURE:

Anker 369; Fine Bird Books, p. 98; Nissen IVB 684; McGill/Wood, p. 496; Zimmer, p. 469