MARTINET, François-Nicolas (grav.).- [Ornitologia].- Paris: Imprimerie Royale, 1749-1789.- 4 vols.: [432] gravuras color.; 30 cm.- E. This set comprises four volumes, each containing a total of 432 intaglio engravings (96 per volume in the first three French volumes and 144 in the fourth), hand-coloured, exclusively depicting birds and other bird species, by the engraver François-Nicolas Martinet (1731-1800), probably originating from the work *Ornithologia sive synopsis methodica...*, by the naturalist Mathurin-Jacques Brisson (1723-1806), published between 1760 and 1763 in Paris and Leiden. The engravings are numbered, with the following distribution by volume: I - 577 to 672; II – 673 to 768; III – 769 to 864; IV - 865 to 1008. Engraving 699 has rough tears and restorations; prints show slight moisture stains, mainly marginal, but are generally clean and have good margins. Ex-libris of Victor d’Avila Perez in all four volumes. Bindings very damaged (no value).