Name: 9 Antique Prints-HARBOUR SEAL-PHOCA VITULINA-ANATOMY-PL. 45-53-Buffon-1769
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9 Antique Prints-HARBOUR SEAL-PHOCA VITULINA-ANATOMY-PL. 45-53-Buffon-1769

€145.00

VII. Taf XLV-LIII. Der Phoke oder das Seekalb. – Set of 9 original antique prints showing a harbour (or harbor) seal (Phoca vitulina) and its anatomy.

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SKU: pco-19864 Category: Mammals Tag: Animals

Description

‘VII. Taf XLV-LIII. Der Phoke oder das Seekalb.’

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: Very good, given age. An occasional spot. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

Keywords: HARBOUR SEAL-PHOCA VITULINA-ANATOMY-PL. 45-53

PCO-A33-36