Purple sandpiper from Edward Donovan's 'Natural History of British Birds,' London, 1817

Purple sandpiper, Calidris maritima. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his own 'Natural History of British Birds,' London, 1794-1819. Edward Donovan (1768-1837) was an Anglo-Irish amateur zoologist, writer, artist and engraver. He wrote and illustrated a series of volumes on birds, fish, shells and insects, opened his own museum of natural history in London, but later he fell on hard times and died penniless. (Photo by: Florilegius/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)