Other Natural History · 19th century
€ 130
One of a kind: this is the sheet in the photographs. Ships from Langweer, the Netherlands.
image trimmed and mounted. General age-related toning, please study image carefully.
Antique print titled '1. Strombus papilio 2. Pterocera scorpio (..)'. Old print of various conch shells. This print originates from 'Iconographie du règne animal de G. Cuvier' by F.E. Guérin-Méneville. Published between 1829 and 1844.
Artists and Engravers: Felix Edouard Guérin-Méneville (1799 - 1874) was a French entomologist.
Condition: Good, image trimmed and mounted. General age-related toning, please study image carefully.
Date: c.1829
Overall size: 21.5 x 30 cm.
Image size: 10 x 18.5 cm.
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