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Mark Catesby (English, 1683 - 1949), Three Bird Prints - Mark Catesby (English, 1683 - 1949), Three Bird Prints    From ”Catesby's Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands” published 1731-43, first edition hand colored examples, two with paper work from the Philadelphia Print Shop fixed verso, comprising: plate no. 19 Red Bellied Woodpecker and Black Oak, plate no. 25 White Crown Pigeon and Coco plum, and plate no. 33 Large Lark and Ornithogalum Luteum.    Dimensions:  sight for each is 10 1/2 x 14in, the frames 20 x 23in    Provenance:  From the estate of Dr. and Mrs. Martin Mandel    Condition: The prints appear to be in good condition but have not been examined out of the frames.