Antique print-NATURAL HISTORY-GOOSENECK-BARNACLE-STALKED-LEPAS-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. 20 x 24 cm. Size in inch: The overall size is ca. 8.3 x 10.6 inch. The image size is ca. 7.9 x 9.4 inch.

Part Conchology. Plate X titled: Genus Lepas. It shows: L. ansifera and L. anatifera (Pelagic gooseneck barnacle). 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: Excellent, given age, small brown stain, slightly affecting image. General age-related toning and mild foxing. Please study scan carefully.

Keywords: ANTIQUE PRINT-NATURAL HISTORY-GOOSENECK-BARNACLE-STALKED-LEPAS-REES

(PCO) C228-01