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Animals

Amphibians, Birds, Butterflies and Moths, Fish and Marine Animals, Insects, Reptiles, Rodents
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Birds, No title. Flamingo. Anonymous chromo-lithograph, the flamingos very attractively hand-finished. Ca. 1880.

No title. Flamingo. Anonymous chromo-lithograph, the flamingos very

$150.00 $75.00

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Owls: No title. Various, altogether eight owls. Anonymous lithograph. No printing details, except plate number (CXIII) given. Mounted on cardboard. Printed in color. Ca. 1880

Owls: no title

$75.00 $37.50

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"Le Laocoon" Laokoon Very fine copper etching by Charles-Clement Bervic (1756-1822) After the drawing by Pierre Bouillon (1776-1831) Published in Musée des Antiques; Recueil Des Plus Beaux Tableaux, Statues, et Bas-Reliefs Qui Existaient Au Louvre Avant 1815. by Jean Duchesne Aine (author) Henri-Guillaume Chatillon (1780 - 1856) artist and engraver. Paris, ca. 1825

Statues: Le Laocoon

$420.00 $250.00

No title Chromolithograph ca 1900 showing a wide range of reptiles. Light browning on margin edges.

Wide range of reptiles

$45.00 $27.00

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hauve-Souris D'Egypte 1. Taphien Filet. 2. Nyctere de la Thebaide. 3. Vespertulion Pipistrelle. Fine copper stipple-line etching by Bouquet from "Description de l'Egypte ou Recueil des observations et des recherches qui ont été faites en Egypte pendant l'expédition de l'armée française, Histoire naturelle" by Geoffroy St. Hilaire, 1809. Each bat is finely shown with absolute detail with every hair on its frontside and exquisite wing detail.

Bats: Chauve-Souris D'Egypte

$375.00 $187.50

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Ordnung III Raubmaeuse Lithograph by St. Schillinger ca 1860. Fine, original hand coloring. A few minor scatter spots. Crease in lower image. 30.5 x 25 cm (12 x 9.8 ")

Ordnung III Raubmaeuse

$65.00 $26.00

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"Tintenfish" (Nautilis pompilius, Sepia officialis, Octopus vulgaris, Argonauta argo) Chromolithograph ca 1880. Minor signs of age and use. 26.2 x 17.5 c ( 10.3 x 6,8")

Tintenfisch: Nautilis pompilius, Sepia officialis, Octopus vulgaris, Argonauta argo

$45.00 $27.00

Mythology - Leda and the swan "Jupiter and Leda" Copper (stipple in most part) etching by Francesco Bartolozzi (1728-1815) figures and Benjamin Charles Comte (landscape). After the painting by F. Viera Printed by McQueen. London, 1814 This is, in brief, the Greek mythological story: Jupiter fell in love with Leda, pretty young daughter of Zhestios and Eurythemis. He approached her disguised as a swan and, lo and behold, impregnated her. But Leda's husband, Tyndareos, mated with her in the same night.

Mythology, Animals, Jupiter, Zeus, Leda, Swan

$480.00 $288.00

"Hannibal's Zug durch die Alpen" (Hannibal crossing the Alps with elephants) Wood engraving published 1881. On the reverse side is text about the Celts and Alps.

Portraits, Ancient World, Animals, Hannibal, crossing the Alps, elephants

$30.00 $18.00

"Buch Hiob Cap. XXVI v. 13" . The fulminant God. Crocodile and whale as well as coins and medals. Copperplate etching. Published in "Physica sacra" (Bible) by Johann Jakob Scheuchzer. Augsburg, 1731-35

Religious, Animals, Hiob, fulminant god, crocodile, whale

$120.00 $72.00

"Wale" "Delphin (Delphinus dolphis) Dugong (Hallicore Dugong)" "Pottwal (Catodon macrocephalus) Nordischer Schnabelwal (Finnfisch Pysalus antiquorum)" Wood engravings published ca 1890.

Animals, Marine Life, Whale, Dolphin,

$45.00 $27.00

Italice: Histrice, uel Porco Spinoso. Hispan: Puerco espin Gallice: Porc Espic Anglice: Porkepyne Germanice: Meerschweyn, Dornschweyn, Stachelschweyn, Porcopick Illyrice:Porcospino

Animals, Porcupine, Porco Spinoso, Rodents, Mattioli

$220.00 $132.00

"Das Harpunieren des Pottfisches" Wood engraving published ca 1880. On the reverse side is unrelated text. Overall natural age toning.

Hunting, Animals , whaling, whale, Pottfisch

$30.00 $18.00

"Darstellung eines Menschenaffen (Shimpanse) aus der Mitte des 18 Jahrhundert" Wood engraving made from an earlier engraving. Published 1905. On the reverse side is text about the development and intelligence of Chimpanzees.

Animals, Chimpanzees

$35.00 $21.00

"Fang eines Potwals" Wood engraving ca 1875. On the reverse side is a partial article about sperm whale fishing. Right margin is narrow.

Animals, Marine Life, Fish, whale, whaling, Potwal

$50.00 $30.00

"Globusphalus of Risso" Steel engraving in original hand coloring by Lizars after J. Stewart. From "Naturalist´s Library", ca 1860. Print has overall natural age toning and creasing on bottom edge.

Animals, Marine LIfe, Fish, whale, Globusphalus of Risso

$35.00 $21.00

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"Animalium Mar. Ordo XII." Page 180 Above: A Herill or Schweynwal - boar like whale sighted near the Orkney Ilslands" Below: Ein Bartwal (Eutheria). Baleen whale Two woodcuts on one page. Published in "Historia animalism lib.IV qui set de piscium et aquatalium nature". By Conrad Gessner (1515-1565) Zurich, 1558 Bizarre depictions of whales, appearing to be sea monsters.

Animals, Marine Life, Sea Creatures, Sea Monsters, Gessner

$160.00 $96.00

"Animalium Mar. Ordo XII." Page 166 "Balaena vera Rondeletio" German: Hogerwal Woodcut. Published in "Historia animalism lib.IV qui set de piscium et aquatalium nature". By Conrad Gessner (1515-1565) Zurich, 1558 Above this woodcut is a woodcut of a bizarre mythical creature, half animal, half sea monster ("Indian serpent"). Brethmechin mythical creeature. Text for it begins page 165

Animals, Marine Life, whales, sea monster, Gessner

$160.00 $96.00