Antique Print-COMMON CUCKOO-TURACO-CUCKOO-Buffon-1853

Publication Date: 1853

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Steel engraving on vellin type paper. Original old 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. 11 x 20 cm. Size in inch: The overall size is ca. 6.7 x 10.4 inch. The image size is ca. 4.3 x 7.9 inch.Plate: 'Le Coucou - Le Touraco du Cap'. (Common Cuckoo - Turaco.) This delicate handcoloured engraving originates from: 'Oeuvres completes de Buffon, avec la nomenclature Linneene et la classification de Cuvier.' Published in Paris by Garnier Freres, Libraires, 6 Rue des Saint-Peres, 1853.Artists and Engravers: Author: Georges-Louis Le Clerc, Comte de Buffon (September 7, 1707 - April 16, 1788). French naturalist, mathematician, biologist, cosmologist and author. Buffon's views influenced the next two generations of naturalists, including Jean-Baptiste Lamarck and Charles Darwin. This handcoloured engravings is by Oudet after Edouard Travies (1809-c1868) The minute precision of Edouard Travies' work places him with the best of France's scientific artists. his bird drawings are considered to be some of the finest ever produced.Condition: Fine. General age related toning and occasional light staining from handling as visible on image if applicable. Some remains of binding in margin. This plate has not been washed, bleached , restored in any way.Keywords: ANTIQUE PRINT-COMMON CUCKOO-TURACO-CUCKOO-BUFFON(PCO) C15-09. Seller Inventory # ebmc00355

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Title: Antique Print-COMMON ...

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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