Nest of the Great bustard mb-code 1193394 the beau and the beggar

the beau and the beggar

The upper section shows a map of the City of London

The panels in the bottom corners show Westminster Abbey (left) and the old St Paul's Cathedral (right)

Allan Martin

for the moment

Nest of the Great bustard mb-code 1193394 the beau and the beggarStudy of a great bustard's nest Otis tarda showing ears of grain incorporated into its construction and containing a clutch of two eggs. Plate 43 from book Sammlung von Nestern und Eyern verschiedener Vogel by Adam Ludwig Wirsing and Friedrich Christian Gunther (A L Wirsing, Nuremburg, 1772). Inscribed: 'Tab. XLIII Pl. 43 de l'Outarde. Truppe. A. L. Wirsing excudit Norimberg.' Original: copperplate engraving. 1772