Zoology Prints
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A finely engraved 18th-century print depicting a spectacular array of zoological and herpetological objects from the collection of Frederik Ruysch
A bear in a box in a forest, being chased
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"Bear hunting".
[Augsburg, M. Engelbrecht (?), ca. 1750]. Six oblong cardboard sheets (ca. 20.0 x 16,0 cm), with fine hand-colouring, five cards with delicate cut-outs and one backpanel, together forming a scene in a forest, with hunters chasing a bear. Preserved in an attractive 20th-century felt-covered wooden box with glass front and top (28 x 21 x 17.5 cm).
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€1,100.00
A fine print from an old, rare, and peculiar work
Wonderful Early Naturalist Ichthyology Print
Meyer, J. D.
Vorstellungen allerley Thiere mit ihren Gerippe. Plate VII, Das Scelet eines Karpfens [AND] Aüsserliche Gestalt eines Karpfens [AND] Scelet eines an seinem Rückgrad curiös verwachsenen Karpfen, an dessen Kopf hinterwarts die mit Zähnen besezte Kiefer, nebst dem Karpfenstein vorstellig gemacht worden.
Nürnberg, A. Bieling, 1752. Folio-size (41.5 x 25.5 cm). Well-preserved engraving of fish. Printed, partially hand-coloured.
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€175.00
A fine print from an old, rare, and peculiar work
A fine print from an old, rare, and peculiar work
Mesmerizing early print of a the skeletons of a daim and a three-legged pig
Meyer, J. D.
Vorstellungen allerley Thiere mit ihren Gerippe. Plate XLI, Ein sceletrirtes monstroses dreijfüssigtes Dam-Hirsch-Kalb [AND] Das Scelet von einem dreijfüssigten Schweinlein.
Nürnberg, A. Bieling, 1752. Folio-size (41.4 x 25.2 cm). Well preserved hand-painted engraving of two mammals. Printed, partially hand-coloured.
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€140.00
A fine print from an old, rare, and peculiar work
Wonderful Early Naturalist Zoology Print
A fine print from an old, rare, and peculiar work
A fine print from an old, rare, and peculiar work
Mesmerizing early print of a goldfish and its skeleton