Manchurian Crane

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Zoom in — The Mantchurian [sic] crane.
Grus montignesia.

(Plate 46.)

Artist

Name:: Wolf, Joseph
Dates:: 1820-1899
Country:: Germany

Illustration

Subject:: Animals
Technique:: Lithograph
Format:: Landscape (wider)
Source:: The Ernst Mayr Library, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Zoological sketches by Joseph Wolf, vol. 1
Author:: Sclater, Philip Lutley
Publisher:: London: Henry Graves & Company, 1861
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Description:

Color lithograph depicting a sedge of Manchurian cranes, or red-crowned cranes (Grus japonensis), gathered in marshland, with one individual in the foreground standing in profile and facing right, while a group takes to the sky in the background.

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{{cite web | title=Manchurian Crane | url=https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/mantchurian-crane-wolf/ | author=Wolf, Joseph | year=1861 | access-date=June 4, 2025 | publisher=Old Book Illustrations}}