Antique Natural HistoryOriginal plates from the naturalists' books, 1600s to 1900s
Hand Colored Engraving of a Harbour Porpoise and Other Marine Life
Hand Colored Engraving of a Harbour Porpoise and Other Marine Life, view 2
Hand Colored Engraving of a Harbour Porpoise and Other Marine Life, view 3

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Hand Colored Engraving of a Harbour Porpoise and Other Marine Life, close-up 1Hand Colored Engraving of a Harbour Porpoise and Other Marine Life, close-up 2

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Hand Colored Engraving of a Harbour Porpoise and Other Marine Life

£270 ($360, €320)

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Date
Not stated
Size
10 × 7.9 in (25.5 × 20 cm)
Condition
Fair. Wear consistent with age and use. General age-related toning, shows wear and soiling. Few tiny holes, most in margins. Blank verso. Please study image carefully.
Artist or book
Bertuch
Section
Fish and shells
Reference
f_31842402

Harbour porpoise, Phocoena phocoena 1, short-beaked common dolphin, Delphinus delphis 2, and orca or killer whale, Orcinus orca 3. Source unknown, to be determined. Most likely published by or after Bertuch, circa 1795.