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Rare Antique Print of the Catching of a Snake By Europeans in Asia, 1672
£185 ($245, €220)
Period original, not a reproduction.
Shipped from the Netherlands, flat, insured and tracked, worldwide. Returns accepted within 14 days.
- Date
- 1672
- Size
- 12 × 7.5 in (30.5 × 19 cm)
- Condition
- Good. General age-related toning. Minor defects from handling, Dutch text on verso. Please study image carefully.
- Period
- Before 1700
- Section
- Reptiles and amphibians
- Reference
- f_29245332
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 several figures trying to catch a snake. This print originates from 'Naauwkeurige beschryvinge van Malabar en Choromandel, der zelver aangrenzende ryken, en het machtige eyland Ceylon (..)' by P. Baldaeus.
Artists and Engravers: Published by Johannes Janssonius van Waasberge and Johannes van Somere, Amsterdam.
Condition: Good, general age-related toning. Minor defects from handling, Dutch text on verso. Please study image carefully.
Date: 1672
Overall size: 19 x 30.5 cm.
Image size: 16.5 x 12.5 cm.
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