Name: 4 Antique Prints-FALLOW DEER-ANTLER-DAMA DAMA-PL. 27-30-Baquoy-Buffon-1785
SKU: pco-19753
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4 Antique Prints-FALLOW DEER-ANTLER-DAMA DAMA-PL. 27-30-Baquoy-Buffon-1785

€195.00

Tom. VI. Pl. XXVII-XXX. Le Daim – Le Daine. – Set of 4 original antique prints showing a male and female fallow deer (Dama dama) and antlers.

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SKU: pco-19753 Category: Mammals Tag: Animals

Description

‘Tom. VI. Pl. XXVII-XXX. Le Daim – Le Daine.’

Etching / engraving on hand laid (verge) paper.
Sheet size: 19 x 25 cm. (7,5 x 9,8 inch). Image size: 15 x 19,5 cm. (5,9 x 7,7 inch).

From a Dutch edition of ‘Histoire naturelle … ‘, by Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, ed. published in Amsterdam by J. Schneider, 1775. This edition was published in The Netherlands 1766-1799.

Made by ‘C. Baquoy’ 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. An occasional spot, last 2 plates with creases. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

Keywords: FALLOW DEER-ANTLER-DAMA DAMA-PL. 27-30

PCO-A34-32