Honey Buzzard (Pernis apivorus) Hand Colored Plate Johann Sebastian Mueller was born

Johann Sebastian Mueller was born in Nuremberg but moved permanently to England in 1744 changing his name to Miller

It was used in the early printing of some great flower books such as Thornton’s Temple of Flora (1799-1807)

tape from previous framing on top edge

aside from these minor points

Honey Buzzard (Pernis apivorus) Hand Colored Plate Johann Sebastian Mueller was bornHand colored lithographic plate, approximately 10. 25 inches wide by 14 inches long. From: Meyer, H. L., Illustrations of British Birds, lithographer H. L. Meyer. Image is taken from the Longman and Co. gilt edge folio edition of Meyer's Coloured Illustrations of British Birds and their Eggs which was published 1835 1841, see W. G. Hale. Image is of a honey buzzard in immature plumage and egg. Publisher Longman and Co. Publisher Place London Date