Antique Engraving Showing Animals of the Guenon & Armadillo Species, 1657
$405 (£305, €360)
Period original, not a reproduction.
Shipped from the Netherlands, flat, insured and tracked, worldwide. Returns accepted within 14 days.
- Date
- 1657
- Size
- 14 × 8.9 in (35.5 × 22.5 cm)
- Condition
- Fair. /good, age-related toning. Repair on bottom margin. Minor wear and soiling, blank verso. Please study image carefully.
- Period
- Before 1700
- Artist or book
- Maria Sibylla Merian
- Section
- Mammals
- Reference
- f_27057502
Antique print of various animals; Cercopithecus Sagovin Clusy (Guenon species) - Mapach (Racoon) - Cercopithecus Barbatus Clusy (Guenon species) - Iguavu sive Haut clusy - Armadillo Genus alterum Clusy - Armadillo sive Aiatochtli (Armadillo species).
This print originates from 'Historiae Naturalis (..)' by John Johnston, published by Matthias Merian in 1657.
Artists and Engravers: John Johnston (or Johnstone, 1603-1675) was a descendant of a Scottish family. Born in Sambter, Poland, he studied extensively at the famous universities of the day, including St. Andrews, Scotland, Cambridge & Leiden. After many years traveling in Europe, he settled in Silesia. Matthaus Merian was a leading German engraver of the day, from a prominent family of engravers and artists, and the father of Maria Merian.
