Natural History engraving
By D'Orbigny - 1869
In colors - XIXth century
Chart - Antique Natural History engraving colored from the XIXth century
They come from the third volume of the Atlas of the Universal Dictionary of Natural History directed by Charles D'Orbigny published in 1869.
Second edition.
These loose plates, not bound, were initially printed in deliveries and could then be bound together by a bookbinder. In the meantime they were placed between 2 printed cartons and bound with a fabric ribbon. The delivery of the third volume initially included 300 engraved and colored plates.
Serving as a complement to the Works of Buffon
Please look at the pictures carefully, all plates have been photographed.
They are antiques and sometimes have defects, such as missing plates, cuts, stains, dirt, foxing.
Size of the plates: about 25.3x16cm
Ancient engraving -board of Natural History in colour nineteenth century
In color. birds.
Botanical engraving
By D'Orbigny - 1869
In colors - XIXth century
Plate - Antique natural history engraving in color
XIXth century
botany - mushroom - snake - bird
Ancient engraving - board of Natural History XIXth century.
In color. Mammals.
Anatomic lithography: "Traité complet de l'Anatomie de l'Homme"
by Dr Bourgery and draughtsman Jacob
Volume 3 - 1844
Voyage to the South Pole and Oceania on the corvettes the Astrolabe and the Zélée, executed by order of the king during the years 1837-1838-1839-1840 under the command of M. Dumont-d'Urville captain of vessel
Painted botanical plate
Published in 1846
Atlas of Natural History - Botany
Cryptogamy
Shellfish and crustaceans - Antique chart by D'Orbigny - 1869
In colors
Atlas of the Universal Dictionary of Natural History
Wall decoration of Pompeii - Herculaneum mosaics: Chromolithographic plate
By Wilhelm Zahn
Published between 1832 and 1849
Science Engraving - 18th Century - Mathematics Astronomy
Ancient engraving - board of Natural History XIXth century
In color. Fish.
Voyage to the South Pole and Oceania on the corvettes the Astrolabe and the Zélée, executed by order of the king during the years 1837-1838-1839-1840 under the command of M. Dumont-d'Urville captain of vessel
Botanical plate
Published in 1846
Atlas of Natural History - Botany
Phanerogamy
Fish - Antique chart by D'Orbigny - 1869
In colors
Atlas of the Universal Dictionary of Natural History
Ancient engraving -board of Natural History in colour nineteenth century
In color. birds.
Entomological plate - Antique Natural History engraving - Beetle
XIXth century
Atlas of descriptive anatomy of the human body
Anatomy board
By Doctors Bonamy and Paul Broca
Draftsman: Emile BEAU
Published on July 1st 1854
Antique black and white natural history plate
Natural History engraving
By D'Orbigny - 1869
In colors - XIXth century
