Antique print-NATURAL HISTORY-VOLCANO-ETNA-ERUPTION-STUDY-LAVA-Rees-1820

Publication Date: 1820

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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. 16 x 24 cm. Size in inch: The overall size is ca. 8.3 x 10.6 inch. The image size is ca. 6.3 x 9.4 inch.Part Natural History. Plate I & II titled: Mount Aetna. It shows: Two views of Mount Etna, one during eruption, showing long flows of lava crawling toward the sea, the other of a group of men gathered around the mouth of the volcano. 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. Shury after Sydenham Teast Edwards.Condition: Excellent, given age. General age-related toning and mild foxing. Please study scan carefully.Keywords: ANTIQUE PRINT-NATURAL HISTORY-VOLCANO-ETNA-ERUPTION-STUDY-LAVA-REES(PCO) C228-16. Seller Inventory # lb30811

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Title: Antique print-NATURAL ...

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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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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