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.

29 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. The White Fox of Canada, Elegant Arctic Wildlife Engraving Under Moonlight 1801
    Pl. 1The White Fox of Canada, Elegant Arctic Wildlife Engraving Under Moonlight 1801 1801$235
  2. Pl. 36 Antique Print of an Antelope Species by Buffon, 1769
    Pl. 2Pl. 36 Antique Print of an Antelope Species by Buffon, 1769 1769$110
  3. Pl. 29 Antique Print of an Antelope Species by Buffon, 1769
    Pl. 3Pl. 29 Antique Print of an Antelope Species by Buffon, 1769 1769$110
  4. Pl. 53 Antique Print of an Antelope Species by Buffon 'circa 1770'
    Pl. 4Pl. 53 Antique Print of an Antelope Species by Buffon 'circa 1770' 1770$110
  5. Antique Animal Print of a Baboon, ca.1800
    Pl. 5Antique Animal Print of a Baboon, ca.1800 1800$130
  6. Antique Print of a Deer Species by Buffon '1782'
    Pl. 6Antique Print of a Deer Species by Buffon '1782' 1782$170
  7. Antique Print of the Lesser Spot-Nosed Monkey by Buffon '1755'
    Pl. 7Antique Print of the Lesser Spot-Nosed Monkey by Buffon '1755' 1755$170
  8. Old Antique Hand-Colored Print of an Indian Elephant, ca.1860
    Pl. 8Old Antique Hand-Colored Print of an Indian Elephant, ca.1860 1860$155
  9. Two Images on One Sheet of a Lion and Lioness
    Pl. 9Two Images on One Sheet of a Lion and Lioness Date not stated$360
  10. Original Antique Engraving of The Red Giant Flying Squirrel or "Le Taguan", 1766
    Pl. 10Original Antique Engraving of The Red Giant Flying Squirrel or "Le Taguan", 1766 1766$155
  11. Rare Barbary Sheep Engraving, Hand-Coloured Buffon Amsterdam Edition, 1769
    Pl. 11Rare Barbary Sheep Engraving, Hand-Coloured Buffon Amsterdam Edition, 1769 1769$270
  12. Rare 1769 India Sheep & Ram Trio, Hand-Coloured Buffon Engravings Set
    Pl. 12Rare 1769 India Sheep & Ram Trio, Hand-Coloured Buffon Engravings Set 1769$605
  13. Rare 1769 Iceland Sheep Pair, Hand-Coloured Buffon Engravings Amsterdam
    Pl. 13Rare 1769 Iceland Sheep Pair, Hand-Coloured Buffon Engravings Amsterdam 1769$380
  14. Set of 3 Antique Quadruped Anatomy Engravings, Buffon Scientific Plates 1769
    Pl. 14Set of 3 Antique Quadruped Anatomy Engravings, Buffon Scientific Plates 1769 1769$325
  15. Antique Buffalo Engraving, Buffon Hand-Coloured Print Amsterdam 1769
    Pl. 15Antique Buffalo Engraving, Buffon Hand-Coloured Print Amsterdam 1769 1769$360
  16. Pair of Antique Camel Anatomy Engravings, Buffon Scientific Plates 1769
    Pl. 16Pair of Antique Camel Anatomy Engravings, Buffon Scientific Plates 1769 1769$325
  17. Antique Bactrian Camel Engraving, Buffon Hand-Coloured Print Amsterdam 1769
    Pl. 17Antique Bactrian Camel Engraving, Buffon Hand-Coloured Print Amsterdam 1769 1769$325
  18. Complete Set of 10 Camel Anatomy Engravings, Buffon Scientific Plates 1769
    Pl. 18Complete Set of 10 Camel Anatomy Engravings, Buffon Scientific Plates 1769 1769$550
  19. Antique Dromedary Camel Engraving, Buffon Hand-Coloured Print Amsterdam 1769
    Pl. 19Antique Dromedary Camel Engraving, Buffon Hand-Coloured Print Amsterdam 1769 1769$290
  20. Antique Rhinoceros Horn Anatomy Engravings, Buffon Scientific Pair 1769
    Pl. 20Antique Rhinoceros Horn Anatomy Engravings, Buffon Scientific Pair 1769 1769$325
  21. Striking Antique Rhinoceros Engraving, Buffon Hand-Coloured Print Amsterdam 1769
    Pl. 21Striking Antique Rhinoceros Engraving, Buffon Hand-Coloured Print Amsterdam 1769 1769$325
  22. Sophisticated Elephant Anatomy Wall Set, Original Buffon Engravings, 1769
    Pl. 22Sophisticated Elephant Anatomy Wall Set, Original Buffon Engravings, 1769 1769$495
  23. Charming Elephant Pair, Antique Hand-Coloured Prints by Buffon, 1769
    Pl. 23Charming Elephant Pair, Antique Hand-Coloured Prints by Buffon, 1769 1769$470
  24. Elegant 18th-Century Zebu Engraving, Buffon Dutch Edition, 1769
    Pl. 24Elegant 18th-Century Zebu Engraving, Buffon Dutch Edition, 1769 1769$325
  25. Elegant Morvant Ram Engraving, Buffon Amsterdam Edition 1769
    Pl. 25Elegant Morvant Ram Engraving, Buffon Amsterdam Edition 1769 1769$325
  26. Rare 1769 Tapir Trio, Original Hand-Coloured Buffon Engravings
    Pl. 26Rare 1769 Tapir Trio, Original Hand-Coloured Buffon Engravings 1769$585
  27. Buffon Ruminant Anatomy Engravings Set of 4, Natural History Plates, 1775
    Pl. 27Buffon Ruminant Anatomy Engravings Set of 4, Natural History Plates, 1775 1775$255
  28. Buffon Axis Deer Prints Set of 3, Male Female & Skeleton, 1775
    Pl. 28Buffon Axis Deer Prints Set of 3, Male Female & Skeleton, 1775 1775$535
  29. Buffon Dromedary Camel, Buffalo & Bison Hand-Colored Engraving, c.1835
    Pl. 29Buffon Dromedary Camel, Buffalo & Bison Hand-Colored Engraving, c.1835 1835$380