Antique Natural HistoryOriginal plates from the naturalists' books, 1600s to 1900s

Antique Animal Prints

Mammalia

Mammals as the naturalists saw them: plates from Buffon, Bertuch and the zoological encyclopaedias, alongside dogs, horses and sporting animals.

24 prints

Period

Before 1700 2518th century 71Early 19th century 202Late 19th century 11620th century 7

Artist or book

Bertuch 72Buffon 29Maria Sibylla Merian 15Johann Elias Ridinger 13Brehm 7Schreber 4
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  1. Pl. 36 Antique Print of an Antelope Species by Buffon, 1769
    Pl. 1Pl. 36 Antique Print of an Antelope Species by Buffon, 1769 1769$115
  2. Pl. 29 Antique Print of an Antelope Species by Buffon, 1769
    Pl. 2Pl. 29 Antique Print of an Antelope Species by Buffon, 1769 1769$115
  3. Pl. 53 Antique Print of an Antelope Species by Buffon 'circa 1770'
    Pl. 3Pl. 53 Antique Print of an Antelope Species by Buffon 'circa 1770' 1770$115
  4. Antique Print of a Deer Species by Buffon '1782'
    Pl. 4Antique Print of a Deer Species by Buffon '1782' 1782$170
  5. Antique Print of the Lesser Spot-Nosed Monkey by Buffon '1755'
    Pl. 5Antique Print of the Lesser Spot-Nosed Monkey by Buffon '1755' 1755$170
  6. Original Antique Engraving of The Red Giant Flying Squirrel or "Le Taguan", 1766
    Pl. 6Original Antique Engraving of The Red Giant Flying Squirrel or "Le Taguan", 1766 1766$160
  7. Rare Barbary Sheep Engraving, Hand-Coloured Buffon Amsterdam Edition, 1769
    Pl. 7Rare Barbary Sheep Engraving, Hand-Coloured Buffon Amsterdam Edition, 1769 1769$270
  8. Rare 1769 India Sheep & Ram Trio, Hand-Coloured Buffon Engravings Set
    Pl. 8Rare 1769 India Sheep & Ram Trio, Hand-Coloured Buffon Engravings Set 1769$610
  9. Rare 1769 Iceland Sheep Pair, Hand-Coloured Buffon Engravings Amsterdam
    Pl. 9Rare 1769 Iceland Sheep Pair, Hand-Coloured Buffon Engravings Amsterdam 1769$385
  10. Set of 3 Antique Quadruped Anatomy Engravings, Buffon Scientific Plates 1769
    Pl. 10Set of 3 Antique Quadruped Anatomy Engravings, Buffon Scientific Plates 1769 1769$325
  11. Antique Buffalo Engraving, Buffon Hand-Coloured Print Amsterdam 1769
    Pl. 11Antique Buffalo Engraving, Buffon Hand-Coloured Print Amsterdam 1769 1769$360
  12. Pair of Antique Camel Anatomy Engravings, Buffon Scientific Plates 1769
    Pl. 12Pair of Antique Camel Anatomy Engravings, Buffon Scientific Plates 1769 1769$325
  13. Antique Bactrian Camel Engraving, Buffon Hand-Coloured Print Amsterdam 1769
    Pl. 13Antique Bactrian Camel Engraving, Buffon Hand-Coloured Print Amsterdam 1769 1769$325
  14. Complete Set of 10 Camel Anatomy Engravings, Buffon Scientific Plates 1769
    Pl. 14Complete Set of 10 Camel Anatomy Engravings, Buffon Scientific Plates 1769 1769$550
  15. Antique Dromedary Camel Engraving, Buffon Hand-Coloured Print Amsterdam 1769
    Pl. 15Antique Dromedary Camel Engraving, Buffon Hand-Coloured Print Amsterdam 1769 1769$295
  16. Antique Rhinoceros Horn Anatomy Engravings, Buffon Scientific Pair 1769
    Pl. 16Antique Rhinoceros Horn Anatomy Engravings, Buffon Scientific Pair 1769 1769$325
  17. Striking Antique Rhinoceros Engraving, Buffon Hand-Coloured Print Amsterdam 1769
    Pl. 17Striking Antique Rhinoceros Engraving, Buffon Hand-Coloured Print Amsterdam 1769 1769$325
  18. Sophisticated Elephant Anatomy Wall Set, Original Buffon Engravings, 1769
    Pl. 18Sophisticated Elephant Anatomy Wall Set, Original Buffon Engravings, 1769 1769$495
  19. Charming Elephant Pair, Antique Hand-Coloured Prints by Buffon, 1769
    Pl. 19Charming Elephant Pair, Antique Hand-Coloured Prints by Buffon, 1769 1769$475
  20. Elegant 18th-Century Zebu Engraving, Buffon Dutch Edition, 1769
    Pl. 20Elegant 18th-Century Zebu Engraving, Buffon Dutch Edition, 1769 1769$325
  21. Elegant Morvant Ram Engraving, Buffon Amsterdam Edition 1769
    Pl. 21Elegant Morvant Ram Engraving, Buffon Amsterdam Edition 1769 1769$325
  22. Rare 1769 Tapir Trio, Original Hand-Coloured Buffon Engravings
    Pl. 22Rare 1769 Tapir Trio, Original Hand-Coloured Buffon Engravings 1769$585
  23. Buffon Ruminant Anatomy Engravings Set of 4, Natural History Plates, 1775
    Pl. 23Buffon Ruminant Anatomy Engravings Set of 4, Natural History Plates, 1775 1775$260
  24. Buffon Axis Deer Prints Set of 3, Male Female & Skeleton, 1775
    Pl. 24Buffon Axis Deer Prints Set of 3, Male Female & Skeleton, 1775 1775$540