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Antique Print of an Elephant, Tapir and Other Animals, C.1855
€190 ($215, £160, €190)
Period original, not a reproduction.
Shipped from the Netherlands, flat, insured and tracked, worldwide. Returns accepted within 14 days.
- Date
- 1855
- Size
- 9.1 × 11 in (23 × 28 cm)
- Condition
- Fair. Strong toning. Minor wear and foxing, blank verso. Please study image caerfully.
- Period
- Late 19th century
- Section
- Mammals
- Reference
- f_29344112
Antique print of various animals including a tapir, pig, boar, elephant, hippo and others. Most likely originates from and edition of 'Iconographic encyclopaedia of science' by G. Heck. Published circa 1855.
Artists and Engravers: Engraved by Henry Winkles.
Condition: Fair, strong toning. Minor wear and foxing, blank verso. Please study image caerfully.
Date: c.1855
Overall size: 28 x 23 cm.
Image size: 25 x 19.5 cm.
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