Antique Print-BARBEL-FISHELEPHANT SNOUT-Drapiez-1853

Publication Date: 1853

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Engraving with original hand colouring, heightened with arabic gum. on paper. Size in cm: The overall size is ca. 17 x 26,5 cm. The image size is ca. 10,5 x 19,5 cm. Size in inch: The overall size is ca. 6,7 x 10,4 inch. The image size is ca. 4,1 x 7,7 inch.1. Mormyrus oxyrhynchus - Mormyre oxyrhynque, 2. Schilbdus mystus - Schilbe barbeau.' (1. Elephant-snout fish, 2. Barbel.) This attractive original old antique print / plate originates from: 'Dictionnaire Classique des Sciences Naturelles .' (Classic dictionary of natural sciences), by M. Drapiez. published in Brussels, 1853. This work elaborates on the work of Buffon, Daubenton, Lacepede, Cuvier, de Jussieu a.o. Artists and Engravers: Pierre Auguste Joseph Drapiez (1778-1856) was a Belgian naturalist. Engraved by Desmares.Condition: Fine. General age related toning and occasional minimal light staining from handling as visible on image.Keywords: ANTIQUE PRINT-BARBEL-FISHELEPHANT SNOUT-DRAPIEZ(PCO) C139-15. Seller Inventory # bb00763

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Title: Antique Print-BARBEL-FISHELEPHANT ...

Publication Date: 1853

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Pictura Prints offers mostly antique prints, art, maps and books. Since 2004 the owner Peter Cornelissen started Theprintscollector and has been in business as a print and book seller. In 2018 he decided to further develop his personal collection through 'Pictura Prints'. Peter has a background in design and landscape architecture and holds a degree in paper restauration. He holds shop in Overasselt, a small town on the Maas river near Nijmegen, The Netherlands, which can be visited by appointment. He is a member of the Dutch Association of Antiquarians (NVVA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).

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Pictura Prints guarantees the items to be as described. We always add scans or photographs to our listings. Further information is possibly available on request. Certificates of autenticity (COA) can be provided on request. We use a margin tax treatment.

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