Antique print-NATURAL HISTORY-SNAKE-AMPHIBIAN-SIREN-EEL SHAPED-Rees-1820

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 x 20 cm. Size in inch: The overall size is ca. 8.3 x 10.6 inch. The image size is ca. 7.1 x 7.9 inch.

Part Amphibia. Plate VI titled: Genus Siren. It shows: 1. S. Lacertina (Eel-Shaped Siren), 2. S. Anouina (Anguina S.). 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 Milton after Sydenham Teast Edwards.

Condition: Very good, given age, a small tear in the left margin (not affecting image). General age-related toning and mild foxing. Please study scan carefully.

Keywords: ANTIQUE PRINT-NATURAL HISTORY-SNAKE-AMPHIBIAN-SIREN-EEL SHAPED-REES

(PCO) C227-01