Antique print-NATURAL HISTORY-SEAL-WALRUS-MANATEE-Rees-1820

Publication Date: 1820

Art / Print / Poster Condition: Used

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original etching/engraving on a velin type watermarked paper. on paper. Size in cm: The overall size is ca. 21 x 27 cm. The image size is ca. 18.5 x 24.5 cm. Size in inch: The overall size is ca. 8.3 x 10.6 inch. The image size is ca. 7.3 x 9.6 inch.Part Quadrupeds. Unnumbered plate titled: Class Mammalia, Order Ferae, Genus Trichechus/Phoca. It shows: 1. Trichechus Rosmarus (Arctic Walrus or Morse), 2. T. Manatus (Manatus), 3. Phoca Ursina (Ursine Seal), 4. P. Groenlandica (Harp Seal), 5. P. Vitulina (Common Seal or Sea Calf), 6. P. Maculata (Spotted Seal). This original antique print originates from Rees' 'The Cyclopaedia. or, Universal Dictionary opf Arts, Sciences and Literature'. This important 19th-century encyclopedic work was published in serialized form from 1802 to 1820. The entire Cyclopaedia consisted of 39 volumes of text, 5 volumes of plates and an atlas.Artists and Engravers: Engraved by J. Scott after Sydenham Teast Edwards.Condition: Very good, given age, small tear in the right margin. General age-related toning and mild foxing. Please study scan carefully.Keywords: ANTIQUE PRINT-NATURAL HISTORY-SEAL-WALRUS-MANATEE-REES(PCO) C212-03.

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Antique print-NATURAL HISTORY-SEAL-WALRUS-MANATEE-Rees-1820

Publication Date

1820

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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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