Antique Prints-MEDUSA-SNIDARIAN-Meyers-1900

Original colour chromolithographs. on paper.

Size in cm: The overall size is ca. 16 x 24.5 cm. The image size is ca. 12.5 x 22 cm. Size in inch: The overall size is ca. 6.3 x 9.6 inch. The image size is ca. 4.9 x 8.7 inch.

Plate: Medusen II. (Medusa II). This plate shows different kinds of Medusa, a medusa (plural: medusae) is a form of cnidarian in which the body is shortened on its principal axis and broadened, sometimes greatly, in contrast with polyps. This attractive original old antique print / plate originates from a famous German encyclopedia: ‘Meyers grosses Konversations-Lexikon.’ ca. 1900 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 enxyclopedia was Joseph Meyer (1796-1856, Hildburghausen, Germany).

Condition: Fine. General age related toning and occasional light staining from handling as visible on image.

Keywords: ANTIQUE PRINTS-MEDUSA-SNIDARIAN-MEYERS

(PCOMAN) C28-42