Item 4236Waldverderber I (Kafer) (Beetles)
Chromolithograph, circa 1895. 245mm by 300mm (sheet). Depicts beetles and larvae. Central vertical fold as issued.
Natural History
Item 4255Waldverderber II (Spinner) I (Moths)
Chromolithograph, circa 1895. 245mm by 300mm (sheet). Central vertical fold as issued.
Item 3542Water Monitors Robbing a Nest
1895. Chromolithograph. 1895. 130mm by 200mm (image) 170mm by 255mm (sheet). Late 19th century natural history illustration "
Item 1839Balennottero Rorqual (Whale)
C1850. Steel engraving with hand-coloiuring. C1850. Italian engraving depicting a beached whale.
Item 1874Berghund
1881. Wood-engraving. 1881. 270mm by 210mm (sheet). 'Herr Friedrich's Berghund "Moulon"'. From Cassell's 'Illustrated Book of the Dog'."
Item 1872Bloodhound
1881. Chromolithograph. 1881. 210mm by 270mm (sheet). 'Bloodhound. "Don". The Property of Mrs Humphries.' From Cassell's 'Illustrated Book of the Dog'.Faint foxing across sheet, only evident in margins and on reverse. Image good."
Item 3205The Cacajao, Humboldt (Uakari)
1824. Etching. 1824. 225mm by 137mm (sheet). From Edward Griffith's English edition of Baron Cuvier's 'Animal Kingdom'. CONDITION : Some toning top right.
Item 3086Didelphis cayopollin, or Mexican opossum
C1850. Wood-engraving with original hand-colouring. C1850. 235mm by 140mm (9" by 5 1/2") (sheet). 'La Marmose. Le Cayopollin'. From Georges-Louis Leclerc, comte de Buffon, and Bernard Germain de Lacepede's 'Oeuvres Complètes avec les supplémens. Augmentées de la classification de G. Cuvier'.
Item 1800Dolphins
C1836. Steel-engraving with original hand-colouring. C1836. 225mm by 140mm (sheet). Cetaces - 1 Le Dauphin Vulgaire 2 Le Dauphin Marsouin 2 Le Dauphin Orque' French engraving, published in Paris, from 'Oeuvres du Comte de Lacepede contenant L'Histoire Naturelle des Quadrupedes Ovipares des Poissons et des Cetaces'.Three foxing spots."
Item 1868English Terriers
1881. Chromolithograph. 1881. 210mm by 270mm (sheet). Silvio, the Property of Mr. Alfred Benjamin. "Serpolette,"the Property of Mr. Tom. B. Swinburne. "Salford," the Property of Sir Wm. E. H. Verner, Bart. From Cassell's 'Illustrated Book of the Dog'.Some faint marks in the margins."
Item 3596Greyhound
C1880. Wood-engraving. C1880. 205mm by 145mm (image) 260mm by 185mm (sheet). Wood-engraving from a natural history book. Unrelated text on the reverse. CONDITION : Light crease across bottom right corner of the sheet, outside the image area. "
Item 1865Johnston - Sharks
1657. Copper-line engraving. 1657. 290mm by 180mm (platemark). Seventeenth century engraving from John Johnston's 'Historiae Naturalis de Serpentibus', 1657. John Jonston (1603 - 1675) was a Polish scholar and physician, descended from Scottish nobility.One small spot in the image."
Item 1769Lizards
C1840. Steel-engraving with original hand-colouring. C1840. 150mm by 90mm (image) 225mm by 140mm (sheet). 'Sauriens ou Lezards - 1. Le Tapaye 2 Le Marbre 3 Le Roquet' With gum arabic highlighting. Published in Paris."
Item 1771Lizards
C1840. Steel-engraving with original hand-colouring. C1840. 150mm by 90mm (image) 225mm by 140mm (sheet). 'Sauriens ou Lezards - 1. Le Goitreux 2 Le Teguixin 3 Le Sputateur' With gum arabic highlighting. Published in Paris.A couple of light spots."
Item 2535Lyre Bird
C1860. Lithograph with original hand-colouring. C1860. 290mm by 215mm (sheet). 'Der neuhollandische Leivogel (Menura Superba)'. From Fitzinger’s ‘Bilder-Atlas zur wissenschaftlich-populären Naturgeschichte’. One small foxing spot lower left corner."
Item 3089Mexican Porcupine or the Coendon
C1850. Wood-engraving with original hand-colouring. C1850. 235mm by 140mm (9" by 5 1/2") (sheet). From Georges-Louis Leclerc, comte de Buffon, and Bernard Germain de Lacepede's 'Oeuvres Complètes avec les supplémens. Augmentées de la classification de G. Cuvier'. CONDITION : Couple of light marks in the margins.
Item 1873Mr Wallace's Turk (Mastiff)
1881. Wood-engraving. 1881. 210mm by 270mm (sheet). From Cassell's 'Illustrated Book of the Dog'. Small crease across top right corner."
Item 3088North American Porcupine & Asiatic Hedgehogs
C1850. Wood-engraving with original hand-colouring. C1850. 235mm by 140mm (9" by 5 1/2") (sheet). From Georges-Louis Leclerc, comte de Buffon, and Bernard Germain de Lacepede's 'Oeuvres Complètes avec les supplémens. Augmentées de la classification de G. Cuvier'. CONDITION : One light marks, slight creasing at the edge of the sheet.....
Item 1870Old Fashioned English Terriers
1881. Wood-engraving. 1881. 210mm by 270mm (sheet). From Cassell's 'Illustrated Book of the Dog'. Faint handling crease in lower margin."
Item 1802Poissons (Fish)
C1836. Steel-engraving with original hand-colouring. C1836. 230mm by 140mm (sheet). 1 Le Callionyme Lyre 2 L'Uranoscop Rat 3 Le Trachine Vive' French engraving, published in Paris, from 'Oeuvres du Comte de Lacepede contenant L'Histoire Naturelle des Quadrupedes Ovipares des Poissons et des Cetaces'."
Item 1803Poissons (Fish)
C1836. Steel-engraving with original hand-colouring. C1836. 230mm by 140mm (sheet). 1 Le Caranxomore Pelagique 2 Le Caranxomore Plumerien 3 Le Coesiomore Bloch' French engraving, published in Paris, from 'Oeuvres du Comte de Lacepede contenant L'Histoire Naturelle des Quadrupedes Ovipares des Poissons et des Cetaces'."
Item 1804Poissons (Fish)
C1836. Steel-engraving with original hand-colouring. C1836. 230mm by 140mm (sheet). 1 Le Scombre Bonite 2 Le Scombre Maquereau 3 Le Scomberoide Sauteur' French engraving, published in Paris, from 'Oeuvres du Comte de Lacepede contenant L'Histoire Naturelle des Quadrupedes Ovipares des Poissons et des Cetaces'."
Item 1806Poissons (Fish)
C1836. Steel-engraving with original hand-colouring. C1836. 230mm by 140mm (sheet). 1 Le Caranx Beau 2 Le Caranx Amie 3 Le Trachinote Faucheur' French engraving, published in Paris, from 'Oeuvres du Comte de Lacepede contenant L'Histoire Naturelle des Quadrupedes Ovipares des Poissons et des Cetaces'."
Item 1807Poissons (Fish)
C1836. Steel-engraving with original hand-colouring. C1836. 230mm by 140mm (sheet). 1 Le Kurte Blochien 2 Le Toenioide Hermannien 3 Le Gobie Lanceole' French engraving, published in Paris, from 'Oeuvres du Comte de Lacepede contenant L'Histoire Naturelle des Quadrupedes Ovipares des Poissons et des Cetaces'."
Item 1808Poissons (Fish)
C1836. Steel-engraving with original hand-colouring. C1836. 230mm by 140mm (sheet). 1 Le Gade Capelan 2 Le Gade Mustel 3 Le Batrachoide Tau' French engraving, published in Paris, from 'Oeuvres du Comte de Lacepede contenant L'Histoire Naturelle des Quadrupedes Ovipares des Poissons et des Cetaces'."