Broinowski bird lithograph. Australian Lesser Noddy. Noddy Tern.

by Broinowski, Gracius

Antique Print of Australian Noddy Terns (mis-spelt "Moddy" on plate). Anous melanops (Gould) Lesser Moddy. Anous stolidus (Moddy Tern).

Original lithograph printed in colour by G.J. Broinowski for “The Birds of Australia” published in Sydney circa 1890.

Born in Poland, Gracius Broinowski (1837-1913) came to Australia at the age of 20, apparently to avoid conscription. Arriving in Portland, Victoria he worked for a printer and publisher, then spent many years travelling around Australia. From 1880 he taught painting in Sydney and then lithographed the birds of New Zealand and the mammals and birds of Australia.

Page size 365 x 27mm (approximately 14.1/4 x 10.1/2 inches). The lower left corner of this plate is missing, and the brittle paper has cracked and is somewhat missing along the central base of the plate. First page of accompanying text is available.