Antique Print-TITLE PAGE-PUTTI-GOAT-WARTHOG-BISON-KOALA-SLOTH-JERBOA-Buffon-1750

Engraving / etching on a verge type of hand-laid paper. on paper.

Size in cm: The overall size is ca. 19.5 x 25.5 cm. The image size is ca. 13.5 x 7 cm. Size in inch: The overall size is ca. 7.7 x 10 inch. The image size is ca. 5.3 x 2.8 inch.

Plate :Title page with an engraved emblem showing a putti and various mammals such as a goat, warthog, jerboa, bison, sloth, koala etc. Text on verso. This original antique print originates from: ‘Histoire Naturelle, G�n�rale et Particuliere �’ by Comte de Buffon, published between 1749 and 1788 in 36 volumes.Artists and Engravers: Author: Georges-Louis Le Clerc, Comte de Buffon (1707 – 1788): French naturalist, mathematician, biologist, cosmologist and author. Buffon’s views influenced the next two generations of naturalists, including Jean-Baptiste Lamarck and Charles Darwin. Buffon is best remembered for his great work ‘Histoire Naturelle, G�n�rale et Particuliere …’ (1749-1788: in 36 volumes, 8 additional volumes published after his death by Lacepede).

Condition: Good. General age-related toning. Edges slightly browned. Please study scan carefully.

Keywords: ANTIQUE PRINT-TITLE PAGE-PUTTI-GOAT-WARTHOG-BISON-KOALA-SLOTH-JERBOA-BUFFON

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