Antique print-NATURAL HISTORY-FISH-FLOUNDER-ZEBRA-PLEURONECTES-Rees-1820

Original etching/engraving on a velin type watermarked paper. on paper.

Size in cm: The overall size is ca. 21 x 27 cm. The image size is ca. 19.5 x 24 cm. Size in inch: The overall size is ca. 8.3 x 10.6 inch. The image size is ca. 7.7 x 9.4 inch.

Part Ichthyology. Plate III, order Thoracici titled: Genus Pleuronectes (Flounder), g. Chaetodon. It shows: 1. P. Zebra, 2. P. Argus, 3. P. Platessa, 4. P. Bilineatus, 5. C. Bicolor, 6. C. Fasciatus. This original antique print originates from Rees’ ‘The Cyclopaedia. or, Universal Dictionary opf Arts, Sciences and Literature’. This important 19th-century encyclopedic work was published in serialized form from 1802 to 1820. The entire Cyclopaedia consisted of 39 volumes of text, 5 volumes of plates and an atlas.Artists and Engravers: Engraved by Milton after Sydenham Teast Edwards.

Condition: Very good, given age. General age-related toning and mild foxing. Please study scan carefully.

Keywords: ANTIQUE PRINT-NATURAL HISTORY-FISH-FLOUNDER-ZEBRA-PLEURONECTES-REES

(PCO) C227-07