Antique Prints-CHICKEN-ROOSTER-BREEDS-Meyers-1895

Chromolithograph on a wove (vellin) type paper. on paper.

Size in cm: The overall size is ca. 29.5 x 24.2 cm. The image size is ca. 27.1 x 20.1 cm. Size in inch: The overall size is ca. 12.2 x 9.6 inch. The image size is ca. 10.6 x 7.7 inch.

Plate: Huhnerrassen (Chicken, Rooster breeds). This map shows 12 different kinds of Chickens, male and female. The print is from the 6th edition of Meyers” Konversationslexikon. This attractive original old antique print / plate originates from a famous German encyclopedia: ‘Meyers grosses Konversations-Lexikon.’ ca. 1897 edition, published in Leipzig and Vienna. Meyers Konversations-Lexikon was a major German encyclopedia that existed in various editions from 1839 until 1984, when it merged with the Brockhaus encyclopedia.Artists and Engravers: The original founder and publisher who initiated this famous encyclopedia was Joseph Meyer (1796-1856, Hildburghausen, Germany).

Condition: Very good, given age. Original middle fold, as issued. General age related toning and occasional light staining from handling as visible on image. Please study scan carefully.

Keywords: ANTIQUE PRINTS-CHICKEN-ROOSTER-BREEDS-MEYERS

(PCOMAN) A136-25