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Original Colored Engraving of the Norway Lemming, 1775
$260 (£195, €230)
Period original, not a reproduction.
Shipped from the Netherlands, flat, insured and tracked, worldwide. Returns accepted within 14 days.
- Date
- 1775
- Size
- 10 × 7.5 in (25.5 × 19 cm)
- Condition
- Good. Good. Original old handcoloring on handpressed paper. Light soiling due to age and handling. Left edge rough from its original binding, but outside the image. Study the images carefully.
- Period
- 18th century
- Artist or book
- Schreber
- Section
- Mammals
- Reference
- f_38248812
- Color
- Hand colored
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.
Original antique hand-colored engraving of the Norway Lemming, originating from "Die Säugethiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen," which translates to "The Mammals in Illustrations According to Nature with Descriptions."
This work, published by Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber, spanned from 1774 to 1855 and is a significant collection of natural history illustrations and descriptions of mammals.
The colored engraving of the Norway Lemming is by the German School, dating back to the 19th century. The illustrator of the piece is Nitschmann and the engraver is Johann Nusbiegel. This particular illustration comes from a publication which was published over a lengthy period from 1774 to 1855 by Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber.
Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber was a naturalist and a professor who contributed significantly to the field of natural history during his time. The publication is known for its detailed illustrations and comprehensive descriptions of mammals, and it was a significant work in terms of scientific illustration and taxonomy. The terms mentioned such as Berglemming and Fjellemming are likely common names in different languages for the lemming, and "Naturgeschichte" translates to natural history, suggesting the scientific nature of the publication. "Illustration, Tiere, Säugetiere, Nagetiere" refers to illustration, animals, mammals, and rodents respectively, classifying the subject of the engraving in the broader categories of life it belongs to.
The Latin names "Mus lemmus" and "Lemmus lemmus" refer to the scientific classification of the species.
