Antique print-NATURAL HISTORY-AIR FERN-NEPTUNE PLANT-HYDROID-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. 20 x 24 cm. Size in inch: The overall size is ca. 8.3 x 10.6 inch. The image size is ca. 7.9 x 9.4 inch.

Part Vermes. Plate Order Zoophytes, Plate VI titled: Genus Sertularia. It shows: 1. Sertularia fructescens, 2. S. quadridentata, 3. S. pinaster, 4. S. filicula. 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: Excellent, given age, right margin cropped a little close, with minimal loss of text. General age-related toning and mild foxing. Please study scan carefully.

Keywords: ANTIQUE PRINT-NATURAL HISTORY-AIR FERN-NEPTUNE PLANT-HYDROID-REES

(PCO) C227-47