Antique print-NATURAL HISTORY-SPIDER-ARACHNID-TARANTULA-SEA-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 23.5 cm. Size in inch: The overall size is ca. 8.3 x 10.6 inch. The image size is ca. 7.7 x 9.3 inch.

Part Entomology. Plate I, order Aptera titled: Genus Tarantula, g. Phalanguim, g. Nymphion, g. Pycnopgonum. It shows: T. reniforme, T. caudata, Py. Balaenarum, Ph. cancroides, N. grossipes, Ph. cornutum, Py. hirsutum. 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. General age-related toning and mild foxing. Please study scan carefully.

Keywords: ANTIQUE PRINT-NATURAL HISTORY-SPIDER-ARACHNID-TARANTULA-SEA-REES

(PCO) C227-36