3 Antique Prints-SET-CEBUS-MONKEY-ANATOMY-Buffon-1772

Copperplate engraving on hand laid paper. on paper.

Size in cm: The overall size is ca. 19.5 x 25.5 cm. The image size is ca. 15.5 x 20 cm. Size in inch: The overall size is ca. 7.7 x 10 inch. The image size is ca. 6.1 x 7.9 inch.

Plate XLV, XLVI, XLVII: le sajou bron. This set of 3 plates shows a brown Cebus, its anatomy and skeleton. These old antique prints originate from: “Histoire Naturelle Générale et Particuliere….”, by de Buffon & Dauberton. Nouvelle Edition, Amsterdam J.H. Schneider, 1766. You will find more items from this work in our ebay store and on our website (use about me link). Artists and Engravers: Author: Georges-Louis Le Clerc, Comte de Buffon (1707-1788). French naturalist, mathematician, biologist, cosmologist and author. Buffon’s views influenced the next two generations of naturalists, including Jean-Baptiste Lamarck and Charles Darwin. The engravers in this work are B. de Bakker, C. Brouwer, O. de Vries, C.F. Fritzsch (1719-c.1772), Reinier Vinkeles (1741-1816), H. Vinkeles, Mittelj, G.S., R. Oakes and Fringham after Jacques de Seve (active 1744-1788), Buvee and others. These plates are engraved by C.F. Fritzsch after de save.

Condition: Fine. general age related toning. occasional faint spots / foxing as visible on scan. Please study scan as they picture the item very well. Staining can be removed at your request.

Keywords: 3 ANTIQUE PRINTS-SET-CEBUS-MONKEY-ANATOMY-BUFFON

(PCO) C172-15