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Antique Print of a Lion Ant creating a Funnel Shaped Trap in SandAntique Print of a Lion Ant creating a Funnel Shaped Trap in SandAntique Print of a Lion Ant creating a Funnel Shaped Trap in SandAntique Print of a Lion Ant creating a Funnel Shaped Trap in Sand

Insects & Arachnids

Antique Print of a Lion Ant creating a Funnel Shaped Trap in Sand

€ 160

One of a kind: this is the sheet in the photographs. Ships from Langweer, the Netherlands.

Sheet size
24 × 19.5 cm (9.4 × 7.7 in)
Condition
Good
Reference
BG-12902-39

Condition

Wear consistent with age and use. General age-related toning. Minor wear and soiling, blank verso. Please study image carefully.

About this sheet

Antique print showing a lion ant (ant lion) creating a funnel shaped trap in sand and capturing its prey. This print originates from 'Bilderbuch fur Kinder' by F.J. Bertuch. Friedrich Johann Bertuch (1747-1822) was a German publisher and man of arts most famous for his 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with 1,200 engraved plates on natural history, science, costume, mythology, etc., published from 1790-1830.

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Antique Print of a Lion Ant creating a Funnel Shaped Trap in Sand
Antique Print of a Lion Ant creating a Funnel Shaped Trap in Sand
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