April 12, 2024
1657 Merian Fol handcolored WEASEL,BADGER
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1657 MERIAN Folio Superbhandc engr Weasel , Badger etc. ORIGINAL , 352 years old! Merian, M. FOLIO Leaf: ca 14.5 by 8.2 inches / 37.4 x 21 cms Fine copper engraving in hand coloring (possibly later). From: Historia Naturalis de avibus..., Published in Amsterdam in 1657 John Jonston (or Johnstone), a descendant of a Scottish family, was born in Sambter, Poland. He was interested in both medicine and natural sciences, and studied at St. Andrews, Cambridge, and Leiden. He published major natural history studies, including Thaumatographia Naturalis (Amsterdam 1632), a compendium of contemporary knowledge of natural science including astronomy, paleontology, plants, animals and man. This was followed by Theatrum Universale Omnium Animalium (Frankfurt, 1650), with plates after his drawings engraved by Mattias Merian depicting the entire range of animal species. This is an original Engraving from 1657! We combine Shipping and Handling WORLDWIDE SHIPPING ! Check out my other items !
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