Antique print of a tiger. Fine Rare Prints has 1000s of antique prints

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Antique print of a tiger. Fine Rare Prints has 1000s of antique prints

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Zoology by George Shaw from 1801

 

CD of 40 high quality digital scans of antique prints of mammals including buffalo, whales, hippopotamus, giraffe, elk, camels and antelope

 

Page down to see a selection of the prints and read about their history

 

$39.99 - order #CD015

To order, press the order link in the menu at the top of this page

Includes a bonus of a wonderful screen saver of the prints

 

To buy the original antique prints click here

 

Benefits

  • Save money - print accurate copies of beautiful antique prints for a fraction of their cost

  • Study them before investing in the original prints

  • Illustrate educational projects

  • Use them to create art, greeting cards, calendars, postcards and posters, computer wallpaper and clip art

  • Enjoy the screensaver of the prints

Features

  • Scans are of the original antique prints

  • Scans are exactly same dimensions as original antique print

  • Scans are saved as bitmap files (.bmp) so all detail is retained (unlike jpg files)

  • Each image file is several megabytes large! Prints were scanned at 300dpi and saved at 150dpi (similar to the resolution of most digital photos)

  • Print direct from the CD or from programs such as Microsoft Picture It, Adobe Photoshop, Corel PhotoPaint, Macromedia Fireworks and Paint Shop Pro

 

 

Examples of the antique prints on the CD

These are small images for display on this web page. The scans on the CD are much bigger and detailed (same size as original antique print)

 

You can buy the original antique prints by clicking here
Antique print: picture of animal by George Shaw Antique print: picture of animal by George Shaw
Antique print: picture of animal by George Shaw Antique print: picture of animal by George Shaw
Antique print: picture of animal by George Shaw Antique print: picture of animal by George Shaw
Antique print: picture of animal by George Shaw Antique print: picture of animal by George Shaw

 

Contents of the CD

 

The CD contains:

1. 40 incredibly detailed scans of George Shaw's original antique prints of mammals including buffalo, whales, hippopotamus, giraffe, elk, camels and antelope

 

2 A full contents list giving common name and country or origin for each animals

 

3. An attractive dynamic screen saver of all the prints

 

 

Information

This CD contains 40 highly detailed scans of original 200 year old engravings of mammals by George Shaw. They are from the first edition of one of George Shaw's work on zoology, published in 1801. They are beautifully illustrated animals, perfect for incorporating in your artwork.

George Shaw (1751-1813) was a notable English botanist and zoologist. Shaw was a initially a medical practitioner. He became the assistant lecturer in botany at Oxford University and keeper of the natural history department at the British Museum. He was a co-founder of the Linnean Society was a fellow of the Royal Society. He is also well known these days for the colored prints of animals he published in the Naturalists Miscellany with Mr. Nodder.

Print method

The prints were copper plate engravings.

Condition

The prints were in very good condition. There was slight foxing/aging on a few of them, mainly on the edge of the paper, which we have tidied up in our graphics software.

Size

The prints measured approximately 6 by 9 inches (15 by 23 cm)

How to order

Please note the order number for this CD which is shown at the top of the page. Then click on the Order button at the top or the Order link at the bottom of this page.