Vögel No. XVIII
A German plate titled Vögel No. XVIII, dated 1836, from a natural history series of hand-coloured bird illustrations, likely made for students and naturalists. The pictures show a grid of labelled birds, including swans, geese, a pelican, a puffin and a cormorant, drawn with clear outlines and soft colour washes that a designer could borrow for botanical or field-guide style layouts.
