Natural History Board
Oeuvres du comte de Lacépède, comprenant l'histoire naturelle des quadrupèdes ovipares, des serpents, des poissons et des cétacés: accompagnées de 150 planches gravées sur acier, représentant au moins 500 animaux.
Published in 1836 by P.Duménil, Publisher in Paris
Snakes - Zoology
Color plates, watercolor and gummed engraving.
Board size: 22x13.5cm (In-8)
Natural History Plate by the Count of Lacépède, successor of Buffon
Published in 1836 by P.Duménil, Publisher in Paris
In color, watercolor and gummed engraving.
From the book: Oeuvres du comte de Lacépède, comprenant l'histoire naturelle des quadrupèdes ovipares, des serpents, des poissons et des cétacés: accompagnées de 150 planches gravées sur acier, représentant au moins 500 animaux.
Engraving on steel, hand-colored in watercolor and which benefits from an Arabic gum flange, a luxury period technique that serves as glossy varnish. It brings a shine and creates a superb contrast.
Please take a good look at the photos, all the boards have been photographed.
The boards are old and sometimes have defects, such as gaps, cuts, stains, dirt, foxing.
Board size: 22x13.5cm (In-8)
Original heraldic engraving on copper (1722) in colour - A System of Heraldry - By Alexander Nisbet
The vignette was cut from an original folio sheet and then hand-enhanced with a subtle watercolor painting.
The event is presented under a modern passe-partout
Family coat of arms: McClellan of Barclay
Painted botanical plate - Cryptogamy
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
Published in 1846
Atlas of Natural History - Botany
Cryptogamy
Botany plate by Michel Etienne Descourtilz
From the Flore pittoresque et médicale des Antilles ou histoire naturelle des plantes usuelles des colonies françaises, anglaises, espagnoles et portugaises.
Published in 1827/1833
Painted engraving from the 19th century
Anatomic lithography: "Traité complet de l'Anatomie de l'Homme"
by Dr Bourgery and draughtsman Jacob
Volume 3 - 1844
Ancient engraving -board of Natural History in colour nineteenth century
Man - Anatomical chart that can be disassembled
By Fernand Nathan Editeur publisher
Coloured chart with movable, cut-out and superimposed leaves
There are defects on the superimposed boards; the outer board, which was the man's torso, is missing, as are the lungs, which were above the heart. The left hand is missing, the arm being torn.
Anatomy - Antique chart by D'Orbigny - 1869
In colors
Atlas of the Universal Dictionary of Natural History
Antique surgical board
From Benjamin Bell's Complete Course in Surgery, published in 1796
School canvas poster
Spider
Hagemann educational material publishing house in Düsseldorf
Printed in 1977
Wall decoration of Pompeii - Herculaneum mosaics: Chromolithographic plate
By Wilhelm Zahn
Published between 1832 and 1849
YOU ARE PURCHASING 1 SINGLE BOARD - NOT THE BOOK OR THE SET OF BOARDS
Original heraldic engraving on copper (1722) in colour - A System of Heraldry - By Alexander Nisbet
The vignette was cut from an original folio sheet and then hand-enhanced with a subtle watercolor painting.
The event is presented under a modern passe-partout
Coat of arms of the family: Dalrymple of Cranstoun
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
Natural History Board of Buffon - Éditions Garnier Frères
Around 1853/1857
Animals - Zoology
Board size: 26.5x17.5cm (Grand In-8)
Man and Woman
Anatomy booklet with removable boards
Around 1930's
Engraving by Buffon - Natural History
From Balck Atlas of Œuvres Complètes de Buffon published in 1826
Birds
Antique surgical board
From Benjamin Bell's Complete Course in Surgery, published in 1796
Natural History Board
Oeuvres du comte de Lacépède, comprenant l'histoire naturelle des quadrupèdes ovipares, des serpents, des poissons et des cétacés: accompagnées de 150 planches gravées sur acier, représentant au moins 500 animaux.
Published in 1836 by P.Duménil, Publisher in Paris
Snakes - Zoology
Color plates, watercolor and gummed engraving.
Board size: 22x13.5cm (In-8)
