Antique Natural HistoryOriginal plates from the naturalists' books, 1600s to 1900s
Antique Print of Various Marine Life Including Gymnothorax Afer or Dark Moray
Antique Print of Various Marine Life Including Gymnothorax Afer or Dark Moray, view 2
Antique Print of Various Marine Life Including Gymnothorax Afer or Dark Moray, view 3

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Antique Print of Various Marine Life Including Gymnothorax Afer or Dark Moray, close-up 1Antique Print of Various Marine Life Including Gymnothorax Afer or Dark Moray, close-up 2

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Antique Print of Various Marine Life Including Gymnothorax Afer or Dark Moray, shown framed

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Antique Print of Various Marine Life Including Gymnothorax Afer or Dark Moray

€190 ($215, £160, €190)

Period original, not a reproduction.

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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. Two small pieces of tape on verso, no text on verso. Please study image carefully.
Artist or book
Bertuch
Section
Fish and shells
Reference
f_31087892

Original antique print of various marine life including Gymnothorax afer, or the dark moray. 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.