Antique print-NATURAL HISTORY-FISH-MULLET-GURNARD-MULLUS-TRIGLA-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. 18.5 x 22.5 cm. Size in inch: The overall size is ca. 8.3 x 10.6 inch. The image size is ca. 7.3 x 8.9 inch.

Part Ichthyology. Plate XIII, order Thoracici titled: Genus Mullus (Mullet), g. Trigla (Gurnard). It shows: 1. M. Surmuletus, 2. T. Carolina, 3. T. Hirundo, 4. T. Punctata, 5. T. Cataphractus. 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-MULLET-GURNARD-MULLUS-TRIGLA-REES

(PCO) C227-11