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Engraving of an Orang-Utan on Borneo 'Kalimantan' or Sumatra, Indonesia, 1739
£120 ($155, €140)
Period original, not a reproduction.
Shipped from the Netherlands, flat, insured and tracked, worldwide. Returns accepted within 14 days.
- Date
- 1739
- Size
- 7.7 × 4.7 in (19.5 × 12 cm)
- Condition
- Very good, please study image carefully.
- Period
- 18th century
- Section
- Further natural history
- Reference
- f_27360732
What the condition grades mean
- Excellent
- Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
- Very good
- Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
- Good
- Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
- Fair
- Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.
Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.
Antique print titled 'Orang-Oetang of Bosch-mensch'. This print depicts an Orang-Utan on Borneo or Sumatra, Indonesia. Originates from 'Hedendaagsche Historie, of tegenwoordige staat van alle volkeren' published by I. Tirion.
Artists and Engravers: Isaak Tirion, a Dutch publisher in Amsterdam, was born 1705. He produced serveral Atlases and Dutch town plans.
