Antique print-NATURAL HISTORY-FISH-SCORPAENA-ZEUS-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 24 cm. Size in inch: The overall size is ca. 8.3 x 10.6 inch. The image size is ca. 7.5 x 9.4 inch.

Part Ichthyology. Plate II, order Thoracici titled: Genus Scorpaena, g. Zeus. It shows: 1. G. Scrofa, 2. S. Horrida, 3. S. Antennata, 4. Z. Gallus, 5. Z. Ciliaris, 6. Z. Insidiator. 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-SCORPAENA-ZEUS-REES

(PCO) C227-06