Print Description
‘VII. Taf LVII-LIX. Der Maneti.’
Etching / engraving on hand laid (verge) paper.
Sheet size: 20,5 x 23 cm. (8,1 x 9,1 inch). Image size: 14,8 x 19,5 cm. (5,8 x 7,7 inch).
From a German edition of ‘Histoire naturelle ?’, by Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, ed. published in Leipzig 1769.
Made by ‘Anonymous’ after ‘de Seve’. Georges-Louis Le Clerc, Comte de Buffon (September 7, 1707 – April 16, 1788). French naturalist, mathematician, biologist, cosmologist and author. Buffon’s views influenced the next two generations of naturalists, including Jean-Baptiste Lamarck and Charles Darwin.
Condition: Good, given age. First plate with tear right edge extending into image. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
Keywords: MANATEE-MANETI-SEA COW-PL. 57-59
PCO-A33-38
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