Antique print-NATURAL HISTORY-MINERALOGY-BASALT-VOLCANIC MOUNTAIN-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. 23 x 17.5 cm. Size in inch: The overall size is ca. 8.3 x 10.6 inch. The image size is ca. 9.1 x 6.9 inch.

Part Mineralogy. Plate Basalt, Plate II. It shows: A view of a volcanic mountain, with a path leading to the top, and a lake at the base. 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 Storer after Sydenham Teast Edwards.

Condition: Very good, given age. General age-related toning and mild foxing. Please study scan carefully.

Keywords: ANTIQUE PRINT-NATURAL HISTORY-MINERALOGY-BASALT-VOLCANIC MOUNTAIN-REES

(PCO) C228-15