Print Description
Astacidea – (To. 3, Entret. XXII, pag. 226) a lobster, four species of crab, two sea worms, shrimp and a sea horse.
Made by after an anonymous artist.
Medium: Handcoloured etching / engraving. on hand laid (verge) paper.
Sheet size: 19.5 x 15.2 cm (7.68 x 5.98 inch). Image size: 18.5 x 14 cm. (7.28 x 5.51 inch).
Condition: good, given age. Three folds, as issued. A stain at top top left of the image, paper damage in the top margin. . General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
ASTACIDEA-LOBSTER-SEAHORSE-CRAB-WORM | DPO-PCO-1-165
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Exact source unknown, from a French natural history book, ca. 1750 (estimate).
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