Mole, La Taupe, Skeleton - Hand Colored 1767 Buffon Natural History

Description

British Parliament 1925 Vintage Lithograph
1767 Copper Plate Engraved Print - Hand colored
from Rare Dutch (Amsterdam) Limited Edition of Prints
Mole, La Taupe, Skeleton
An Absolutely Stunning, Original Period Hand-Colored, Anatomical Natural History Engraving
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Source: This antique print is from: "Histoire Naturelle Générale et Particuliere....",
Volume VIII, by de Buffon & Dauberton. Nouvelle Edition, Amsterdam,
J.H. Schneider, 1767.
Author: Georges-Louis Le Clerc, Comte de Buffon (1707-1788). French naturalist, mathematician, biologist, cosmologist and author. Buffon's views influenced the next two generations of naturalists, including Jean-Baptiste Lamarck and Charles Darwin. The engravers in this work are B. de Bakker, C. Brouwer, O. de Vries, C.F. Fritzsch (1719-c.1772), Reinier Vinkeles (1741-1816), H. Vinkeles, Mittelj, G.S., R. Oakes and Fringham after Jacques de Seve (active 1744-1788), Buvee and others.
Photocopy of  Dated Title Page included.
BONUS
: One original 1767 descriptive page (in French) included
Blank on reverse
Size
: Approximately 9" X 11"
on chain paper
Condition
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Item #1020-B4629