Nederlandsche vogelen
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Nederlandsche vogelen (English: Dutch birds) is a five volume Dutch natural history compendium, published in Amsterdam from 1770. It was published in installments and was finished in 1829. It was the first comprehensive avifauna of the Netherlands (which temporarily included Belgium during 1815 - 1830).
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Author | Cornelius Nozeman, Martinus Houttuyn, Coenraad Jacob Temminck |
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Illustrator | Christiaan Sepp |
Country | Dutch Republic |
Language | Dutch |
Series | 5 volumes |
Subject | Ornithology |
Publisher | Jan Christiaan Sepp |
Publication date | 1770-1829 |
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This monumental work was written by Cornelius Nozeman, and after his death by Martinus Houttuyn. The last volume was finished by Jan Sepp, with advice from Coenraad Jacob Temminck. The colored engravings were made by Christiaan Sepp, Jan Christiaan Sepp (his son), and Jan Sepp (his grandson).
Each volume contains 50 images of bird species. Apart from these images, each species is described on a few text pages.