1. Petite Tourtourelle de St. Domingue. 2. Petite Tourtourelle de la Martinique Francois Nicolas Martinet's magnificently engraved and splendidly colored illustration of the wood-doves of Hispaniola (St. Domingue) and of Martinque, from the Comte de Buffon's Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux, one of the most important and comprehensive late 18th-century French ornithological works.; FF2503; Martinet / Buffon; Paris / 1770 / 1786; 7 1/8" x 9" (image); 12 3/4" x 18 1/2" (overall sheet); full color; excellent condition; Martinet / Buffon Paris / 1770 / 1786 7 3/4" x 6 3/8" (image); 9" x 13 3/4" (page) full color; excellent condition

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