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Original Antique Print of Hydromys Species, a Genus of Semiaquatic Rodents
$290 (£220, €260)
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. Two small pieces of tape on verso, no text on verso. Please study image carefully.
- Artist or book
- Bertuch
- Section
- Mammals
- Reference
- f_31085032
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 of Hydromys species, a genus of semiaquatic rodents. 1) Der Coypus-Hydromis. 2) Der weissbäuchige Hydrommis. 3) Der goldbauchige Hydromis. 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.
