Description: 1774 Comte De Buffon Large Antique Print of Spiders, Scorpion, Centipedes Publisher : Georges-Louis Comte de Buffon Title : Histoire Naturelle, Insectes Size: 15in x 10in (380mm x 255mm) Condition: (A+) Fine Condition Date : 1774 Ref #: 90535 Description: This original copper-plate engraved antique print was published in the 1774 quatro edition of Comte de Buffons Histoire Naturelle, générale et particulière, avec la description du Cabinet du Roi (Natural History, General and Particular, with a Description of the King\'s Cabinet) General Definitions: Paper thickness and quality: - Heavy and stable Paper color : - off white Age of map color: - Original Colors used: - Blue, pink, red, green, yellow General color appearance: - Authentic Paper size: - 15in x 10in (380mm x 255mm) Plate size: - 14in x 9in (355mm x 230mm) Margins: - Min 1/2in Background: The Histoire Naturelle, générale et particulière, avec la description du Cabinet du Roi (Natural History, General and Particular, with a Description of the Kings Cabinet) is an encyclopaedic collection of 36 large (quarto) volumes written between 1749–1804 by the Comte de Buffon, and continued in eight more volumes after his death by his colleagues, led by Bernard Germain de Lacépède. The books cover what was known of the natural sciences at the time, including what would now be called material science, physics, chemistry and technology as well as the natural history of animals.
Price: 100 USD
Location: Lanexa, Virginia
End Time: 2024-11-16T00:41:45.000Z
Shipping Cost: 10 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Year of Production: 1774
Artist: Buffon
Type: Print
Size: Large
Item Height: 16 in
Theme: Natural History
Style: Realism
Features: 1st Edition, Hand Tinted
Production Technique: Copper Engraving
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Subject: Arachnids
Item Width: 12 in
