Various Minerals on Two Sheets Engravings Including Gold, Silver and Mercury

€ 240

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: Fair
Reference: BG-12902-32 & BG-12902-33

Condition

Wear consistent with age and use. Age-related toning. Shows wear and soiling. Few defects. Sl. affecting image. Blank verso. Please study images carefully.

About this sheet

Set of two original antique prints of various minerals. The first plate shows gold 1, silver 2,3, copper dendrite 4, blue copper 5, malachite copper 6, garnet tin 7, tin crystal 8, and tin sand 9. The second plate shows lead 1, iron 2,3,4, mercury 5,6, bismuth 7 and antimony 8. These prints originate 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.