Antique Prints-DOMESTIC PIGEON-DOVES-Oosthoek-1916

Original colour lithograph on a vellin type paper. on paper.

Size in cm: The overall size is ca. 30.7 x 23.7 cm. The image size is ca. 25.4 x 19 cm. Size in inch: The overall size is ca. 12 x 9.6 inch. The image size is ca. 10.2 x 8.3 inch.

Plate: Duiven (Domestic Pigeons). This plate shows different kinds of domestic pigeons. The Domestic Pigeon was derived from the Rock Pigeon, the world’s oldest domesticated bird. Mesopotamian cuneiform tablets mention the domestication of pigeons more than 5,000 years ago, as do Egyptian hieroglyphics. 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. Original middle fold. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

Keywords: ANTIQUE PRINTS-DOMESTIC PIGEON-DOVES-OOSTHOEK

(PCOMAN) A136-36