' (English: ''Dutch birds'') is a five volume

Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ...

natural history

compendium A compendium (plural: compendia or compendiums) is a comprehensive collection of information and analysis pertaining to a body of knowledge. A compendium may concisely summarize a larger work. In most cases, the body of knowledge will concern a s ...

, published in Amsterdam from 1770. It was published in installments and was finished in 1829. It was the first comprehensive

avifauna Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves (), characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweight s ...

of the Netherlands (which temporarily included

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during 1815 - 1830). This monumental work was written by

Cornelius Nozeman Cornelius Nozeman or Cornelis (15 August 1720– 22 July 1786) was a Dutch people, Dutch Remonstrant Minister (Christianity), churchman and naturalist. Biography He was born in Amsterdam as the son of the composer Jacobus Nozeman. He was trai ...

, and after his death by

Martinus Houttuyn Maarten Houttuyn or Houttuijn (1720 – 2 May 1798) Latinised as Martinus Houttuyn, was a Dutch naturalist. Houttuyn was born in Hoorn, studied medicine in Leiden and moved to Amsterdam in 1753. He published many books on natural history, e.g. ...

. The last volume was finished by Jan Sepp, with advice from

Coenraad Jacob Temminck Coenraad Jacob Temminck (; 31 March 1778 – 30 January 1858) was a Dutch people, Dutch Aristocracy (class), aristocrat, Zoology, zoologist and museum director. Biography Coenraad Jacob Temminck was born on 31 March 1778 in Amsterdam in the Dut ...

. The colored engravings were made by Christiaan Sepp, Jan Christiaan Sepp (his son), and Jan Sepp (his grandson). Each volume contains 50 images of bird species. Apart from these images, each species is described on a few text pages.

Bibliographic information

Volume 1

' Amsterdam : J.C. Sepp en zoon, 1770.
(English: Dutch birds; with a description by Cornelius Nozeman, according to their housekeeping, nature and properties. Newly drawn after originals, engraved and naturally coloured, by and under supervision of Christiaan Sepp and son.)

Volume 2, 3, 4 en 5

'' : J.C. Sepp en zoon, 1789 / 1797 / 1809 / 1829.
(English: Dutch birds; with a description by Cornelius Nozeman, according to their housekeeping, nature and properties - and after his death by Martinus Houttuyn. Newly drawn after originals, engraved and naturally coloured, by and under supervision of Christiaan Sepp and son.)

Nederlandsche vogelen (KB) - Oriolus oriolus (018b).jpg, ''Oriolus oriolus'' (

Eurasian golden oriole The Eurasian golden oriole (''Oriolus oriolus'') also called the common golden oriole, is the only member of the Old World oriole family of passerine birds breeding in Northern Hemisphere temperate regions. It is a summer bird migration, migrant ...

), print 11 Nederlandsche vogelen (KB) - Coccothraustes coccothraustes (136b).jpg, ''Coccothraustes coccothraustes'' (

Hawfinch The hawfinch (''Coccothraustes coccothraustes'') is a passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae. It is the only species placed in the genus ''Coccothraustes''. Its closest living relatives are the Chinese grosbeak (''Eophona migratoria'') ...

), print 71 Nederlandsche_vogelen_(KB)_-_Carduelis_carduelis_(328b).jpg, ''Fringilla carduelis'' (

European goldfinch The European goldfinch or simply the goldfinch (''Carduelis carduelis'') is a small passerine bird in the finch family that is native to Europe, North Africa and western and central Asia. It has been introduced to other areas, including Austral ...

), print 168 Nederlandsche vogelen (KB) - Ardea purpurea (352b).jpg, ''Ardea purpurea'' ( Purple heron), print 180 Nederlandsche_vogelen_(KB)_-_Gallus_gallus_(472b).jpg, ''Gallus domesticus mas.'' (

Rooster The chicken (''Gallus gallus domesticus'') is a domesticated junglefowl species, with attributes of wild species such as the grey and the Ceylon junglefowl that are originally from Southeastern Asia. Rooster or cock is a term for an adult m ...

), print 240

The makers

Cornelius Nozeman (1720 - 1786) was a

Remonstrant The Remonstrants (or the Remonstrant Brotherhood) is a Protestant movement that had split from the Dutch Reformed Church in the early 17th century. The early Remonstrants supported Jacobus Arminius, and after his death, continued to maintain his ...

vicar. He wrote the texts of ' vol. 1 and a large part of vol. 2. After his death, his work was continued by Martinus Houttuyn (1720 - 1798), who was a physician and biologist. The last volume was put together by the publisher with the help of

(1778 - 1858). The engravings were made by and under supervision of Christiaan Sepp (c. 1700 - 1775), and later by his son Jan Christiaan Sepp (1739 - 1811) and his grandson Jan Sepp (1778 - 1853). The works were published by Jan Christiaan Sepp and son. The plates are not signed. It is not always clear who has drawn them.

Reprint 2014 and digital edition

In 2014 a reprint of ''Nederlandsche vogelen'' was published in a cooperation between and the Koninklijke Bibliotheek (KB, literally: Royal Library (of the Netherlands)). The 5 volumes were published in one giant book in the original size of 56 x 39,5 cm.The reprint appeared under the title ''Nederlandsche Vogelen'' This reprint has an introduction by Marieke van Delft, Esther van Gelder and Alexander Raat. An index completes this book of suitcase-size with a weight of 11 kg. The complete set of 250 images on Wikimedia Commons were donated by the KB in 2015.

Footnotes

External links

Website about the reprint of ''Nederlandsche vogelen''
by Lannoo and the Koninklijke Bibliotheek. * Digital copy at the website of the K
''Nederlandsche Vogelen''
* Digital copy at the website of Teylers Museu
''Nederlandsche vogelen''
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