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Osborn - 4 Engravings of Toucan, Cockatoo, Macaw, Parrot - This charming originally hand-colored woodcut engraving is from J. Osborn's A New General History of Birds. Including the Methods of Breeding, Managing, and Teaching of Song Birds. Containing Proper Observations upon the different Species and Kinds of Birds, throughout the Known World . The work was published in 1745 by J. Osborn in London at the Golden-Ball in Pater-noster Row. Paper Size: ~ 3 1/2” by 5 3/4” Paper Type or Special Features: Originally Hand-colored Woodcut Engraving