Antique print-NATURAL HISTORY-FISH-SCARUS-SCIAENA-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 x 22.5 cm. Size in inch: The overall size is ca. 8.3 x 10.6 inch. The image size is ca. 7.5 x 8.9 inch.

Part Ichthyology. Plate X, order Thoracici titled: Genus Scarus, g. Sciaena. It shows: 1. Ss. Cretensis, 2. Sa. Diacantha, 3. Sa. Cirrosa, 4. Sa. Punctata, 5. Sa. Plumieri. 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-SCARUS-SCIAENA-REES

(PCO) C227-09