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François Levaillant

François Levaillant (1753-1824), was a noted explorer who travelled through South Africa, recording his journeys in two accounts, however today his fame rests more with his superb ornithological works describing many new and exotic species. Le Vaillant was among the first to consider the use of coloured plates of birds in his descriptions, mounting his bird specimens, which had been preserved with arsenic soap, in lifelike positions allowing the illustrators to show them in near realistic poses.

His most notable publications are: Histoire naturelle des oiseaux d’Afrique (1796–1808, 6 vols) with drawings by Jacques Barraband, Histoire naturelle des oiseaux de paradis (1801–06), Histoire naturelle des cotingas et des todiers (1804) and Histoire naturelle des calaos (1804)

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  • Environs De Sincapour.
    Environs De Sincapour.

    VAILLANT, Auguste Nicholas.
    Environs De Sincapour. 1845
    $1,027.00

  • Vue Du Temple Protestant a Sincapour.
    Vue Du Temple Protestant a Sincapour.

    VAILLANT, Auguste Nicholas.
    Vue Du Temple Protestant a Sincapour. 1845
    $1,027.00

  • Une Rue De Manille. Plate 53.
    Une Rue De Manille. Plate 53.

    VAILLANT, Auguste Nicholas.
    Une Rue De Manille. Plate 53. 1845
    $1,027.00

  • Environs De Sincapour. Plate 74.
    Environs De Sincapour. Plate 74.

    VAILLANT, Auguste Nicholas.
    Environs De Sincapour. Plate 74. 1845
    $1,027.00

  • Eglise De Bidondo A Manille. Plate 52.
    Eglise De Bidondo A Manille. Plate 52.

    VAILLANT, Auguste Nicholas.
    Eglise De Bidondo A Manille. Plate 52. 1845
    $1,027.00

  • Douane De Manille. Plate 51.
    Douane De Manille. Plate 51.

    VAILLANT, Auguste Nicholas.
    Douane De Manille. Plate 51. 1845
    $1,027.00

  • Port De Manille. Plate 49.
    Port De Manille. Plate 49.

    VAILLANT, Auguste Nicholas.
    Port De Manille. Plate 49. 1845
    $1,027.00

  • Monument Éleve A Hawaii au Capitaine Cook. Plate 47.
    Monument Éleve A Hawaii au Capitaine Cook. Plate 47.

    VAILLANT, Auguste Nicholas.
    Monument Éleve A Hawaii au Capitaine Cook. Plate 47. 1845
    $1,027.00

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