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Antique Print of a Lion Ant creating a Funnel Shaped Trap in Sand
€160 ($180, £135, €160)
Period original, not a reproduction.
Shipped from the Netherlands, flat, insured and tracked, worldwide. Returns accepted within 14 days.
- Date
- Not stated
- Size
- 9.4 × 7.7 in (24 × 19.5 cm)
- Condition
- Good. Wear consistent with age and use. General age-related toning. Minor wear and soiling, blank verso. Please study image carefully.
- Artist or book
- Bertuch
- Section
- Insects and butterflies
- Reference
- f_31079382
Antique print showing a lion ant (ant lion) creating a funnel shaped trap in sand and capturing its prey. This print originates from 'Bilderbuch fur Kinder' by F.J. Bertuch. Friedrich Johann Bertuch (1747-1822) was a German publisher and man of arts most famous for his 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with 1,200 engraved plates on natural history, science, costume, mythology, etc., published from 1790-1830.
