Great Shark and Dotted Shark [perhaps a Whale Shark] print from Œuvres du comte de Lacepède, comprenant l'Histoire Naturelle des Quadrupèdes ovipares, des Serpents, des Poissons et des Cétacés; Count de Lacepède's the Natural History of Oviparous Quadrupeds, Snakes, Fishes and Crustaceans

  • Ephemera no binding
  • Paris: F.D. Pillot, 1830
By LACEPÈDE, Comte de B.G.
Paris: F.D. Pillot, 1830. Ephemera no binding. Near fine. Comte de B.G. LACEPÈDE. 8vo plate (8 3/4" x 5 1/2"); 6" x 3 1/2" within borders; custom acid-free archival backing and French matting with hand-applied silver line; a few spots of foxing; near fine. Hand-colored copper plate engraving of Sharks from Comte de B.G. Lacepede's (1756-1825) Historie Naturelle, Plate 10: 1. Le Squale Très Grand. 2. Le Squale Pointille.

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Great Shark and Dotted Shark [perhaps a Whale Shark] print from Œuvres du comte de Lacepède, comprenant l'Histoire Naturelle des Quadrupèdes ovipares, des Serpents, des Poissons et des Cétacés; Count de Lacepède's the Natural History of Oviparous Quadrupeds, Snakes, Fishes and Crustaceans

Author

LACEPÈDE, Comte de B.G.

Binding

Ephemera no binding

Condition

Near Fine

Publisher

F.D. Pillot: Paris

Date

1830


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