Discover antique prints of fish.
Fish have featured in art and science for ten thousand years.
The science of icthylogy (fish) started to gather pace in the Rennaisance. Scholars created the first printed books about fish. Guillaume Rondelet, a French professor of medicine, wrote De Piscibus Marinis in 1555. It illustrated 244 species of fish.
Fish illustration peaked in about 1600 to 1900. This was an exciting era of exploration and discovery. Scientists and artists studied and illustrated fish discoveries. Their illustrations of fish were usually printed as engravings or lithographs.
Choose from our extensive rang of antique prints of fish. They are genuine antiques.
42 x 24.5 cm (16.5 x 9.75 inches)Wolf Fish, Lyra cornuta, Meros, Acus, Merlucius, Monk Fish, Monoceros, Niqui, Opia, Orbis, Orbis muricatus, Orfus, Pagrus, Peacock FishThis large antique copper plate engraving is by George Selby Howard he was a distinguished English scientist and lawyer. It was made..
US$90.00
25 x 17cm (9.75 x 6.75 inches).This is an antique engraving by Jonathan Couch.It was made in 1877, has hand painted colouring and is in excellent condition.Couch was a Cornish doctor with many interests. This engraving is from his most notable work, "A History of the Fishes of the British Islands". ..
US$50.00
33.5 x 24 cm (13.3 x 9.3 inches)Scolopsides lycogenis, Diagramma gaterina, Lobotes somnolentusThis hand colored antique lithograph was made in 1836. It is from Naturgeschichte und Abildungen der Filche by Heinrich Rudolph Scinz and Karl Brodtmann. Schinz (1777-1861) was a Swiss physician and natural..
US$65.00
33.5 x 24 cm (13.3 x 9.3 inches)Brama rayi, Pempheris otaitensis, Toxotes jaculatorThis hand colored antique lithograph was made in 1836. It is from Naturgeschichte und Abildungen der Filche by Heinrich Rudolph Scinz and Karl Brodtmann. Schinz (1777-1861) was a Swiss physician and naturalist and cur..
US$95.00
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31 x 25cm (12 x 8 inches).Aphyonus gelatinosus (Australia), Bathypterois longicauda (South Pacific)This fascinating antique lithograph shows fish discovered during the Challenger Expedition of 1872-76. It is an original antique, was made in the late 1800s and is very good condition. The expedition w..
US$99.00
28 x 20 cm (10.5 x 8 inches).Acipenser, Chimaera, PristisThis exquisitely detailed engraving is from a set made in London by Abraham Rees in the period 1797-1820. It is an antique, not a modern reproduction. Many of the prints in this set were engraved from artwork by Sydenham Edwards, a multi-talen..
US$110.00
33.5 x 24 cm (13.3 x 9.3 inches)Taurichthys varius, Scatophagus ornatus, Drepane punctataThis hand colored antique lithograph was made in 1836. It is from Naturgeschichte und Abildungen der Filche by Heinrich Rudolph Scinz and Karl Brodtmann. Schinz (1777-1861) was a Swiss physician and naturalist a..
US$95.00
21 x 12.5 cm (8.5 x 5 inches)This original aquatint engraving by William Daniell is superbly detailed and fascinating. Daniell (1769-1837) was an excellent English print maker and painter. He illustrated his subjects with delightful backgrounds and landscapes, inspiring the style of later naturalist..
US$75.00
33.5 x 24 cm (13.3 x 9.3 inches)Mullus barbatus, sillago domina, Upeneus vlamingiiThis hand colored antique lithograph was made in 1836. It is from Naturgeschichte und Abildungen der Filche by Heinrich Rudolph Scinz and Karl Brodtmann. Schinz (1777-1861) was a Swiss physician and naturalist and cura..
US$75.00
33.5 x 24 cm (13.3 x 9.3 inches)Diploprion bifasciatum, Apogon trimaculatus, Pomatomus telescopiumThis hand colored antique lithograph was made in 1836. It is from Naturgeschichte und Abildungen der Filche by Heinrich Rudolph Scinz and Karl Brodtmann. Schinz (1777-1861) was a Swiss physician and nat..
US$75.00
31 x 25cm (12 x 8 inches).Bathytroctes microlepis and macrolepis (Atlantic)This fascinating antique lithograph shows fish discovered during the Challenger Expedition of 1872-76. It is an original antique, was made in the late 1800s and is very good condition. The expedition was named after the mothe..
US$70.00
23 x 15 cm (9 x 6 inches).Northern OceanThis antique engraving is over 200 years old. It's is from the first edition of one of George Shaw's works on zoology, published between 1801 and 1804. George Shaw (1751-1813) was a notable English botanist and zoologist. Shaw was a initially a medical practit..
US$60.00
28 x 20 cm (10.5 x 8 inches).Mullus and TriglaThis exquisitely detailed engraving is from a set made in London by Abraham Rees in the period 1797-1820. It is an antique, not a modern reproduction. Many of the prints in this set were engraved from artwork by Sydenham Edwards, a multi-talented gentlem..
US$110.00
28 x 20 cm (10.5 x 8 inches).Varieties of LabrusThis exquisitely detailed engraving is from a set made in London by Abraham Rees in the period 1797-1820. It is an antique, not a modern reproduction. Many of the prints in this set were engraved from artwork by Sydenham Edwards, a multi-talented gentl..
US$95.00
37 x 27 cm (14.5 x 10.75 inches).Sole, Cornish Sucker and Common RemoraThis is a large antique engraving by J.W.Lowry after Sir Edwin Landseer and is over 150 years old. Lowry was a well known engraver in Victorian times, and his engravings are beautifully detailed. Sir Edwin Henry Landseer was an E..
US$75.00
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27 x 21 cm (10.5 x 8.5 inches).This fascinating lithograph was made in 1850 by George Brettingham Sowerby and shows fossils from the Permian era. The Permian era was about 250-300 million years ago. It was first introduced in 1841 by geologist Sir Roderick Murchison, so these lithographs are some of..
US$95.00
27 x 21 cm (10.5 x 8.5 inches).This fascinating lithograph was made in 1850 by George Brettingham Sowerby and shows fossils from the Permian era. The Permian era was about 250-300 million years ago. It was first introduced in 1841 by geologist Sir Roderick Murchison, so these lithographs are some of..
US$95.00
23 x 15 cm (9 x 6 inches).Mediterranean, Red SeaThis antique engraving is over 200 years old. It's is from the first edition of one of George Shaw's works on zoology, published between 1801 and 1804. George Shaw (1751-1813) was a notable English botanist and zoologist. Shaw was a initially a medical..
US$60.00
33.5 x 24 cm (13.3 x 9.3 inches)Cheilodipterus arabicus, enoplosus armalus, niphon spinosusThis hand colored antique lithograph was made in 1836. It is from Naturgeschichte und Abildungen der Filche by Heinrich Rudolph Scinz and Karl Brodtmann. Schinz (1777-1861) was a Swiss physician and naturalist..
US$75.00
33.5 x 24 cm (13.3 x 9.3 inches)Exocoetus exsiliens, Silurus glanis, Heterobranchus batrachusThis hand colored antique lithograph was made in 1836. It is from Naturgeschichte und Abildungen der Filche by Heinrich Rudolph Scinz and Karl Brodtmann. Schinz (1777-1861) was a Swiss physician and naturali..
US$95.00
33.5 x 24 cm (13.3 x 9.3 inches)Capros aper, Seserinus microchirus, Zeus faberThis hand colored antique lithograph was made in 1836. It is from Naturgeschichte und Abildungen der Filche by Heinrich Rudolph Scinz and Karl Brodtmann. Schinz (1777-1861) was a Swiss physician and naturalist and curator ..
US$75.00
23 x 15 cm (9 x 6 inches).Chordated StylephorusChordated StylephorusThis antique engraving is over 200 years old. It's is from the first edition of one of George Shaw's works on zoology, published between 1801 and 1804. George Shaw (1751-1813) was a notable English botanist and zoologist. Shaw was a..
US$60.00
33.5 x 24 cm (13.3 x 9.3 inches)Histiophorus pulchellus, Trichiurus lepturus, Xiphias gladiusThis hand colored antique lithograph was made in 1836. It is from Naturgeschichte und Abildungen der Filche by Heinrich Rudolph Scinz and Karl Brodtmann. Schinz (1777-1861) was a Swiss physician and naturali..
US$95.00
33.5 x 24 cm (13.3 x 9.3 inches)Epihulus insidiator, Xirichthys pentadactylus, Chromis bimaculataThis hand colored antique lithograph was made in 1836. It is from Naturgeschichte und Abildungen der Filche by Heinrich Rudolph Scinz and Karl Brodtmann. Schinz (1777-1861) was a Swiss physician and natu..
US$95.00
21 x 13cm (8.3 x 5.2 inches) This superb antique engraving is over 230 years old. It's from "British Zoology" by Thomas Pennant, which was published in 1776 in Warrington, England. The illustrations in the early editions were so expensive to produce that he made little money and gave the profits to ..
US$65.00
21 x 13cm (8.3 x 5.2 inches) This superb antique engraving is over 230 years old. It's from "British Zoology" by Thomas Pennant, which was published in 1776 in Warrington, England. The illustrations in the early editions were so expensive to produce that he made little money and gave the profits to ..
US$65.00
21 x 13cm (8.3 x 5.2 inches) This superb antique engraving is over 230 years old. It's from "British Zoology" by Thomas Pennant, which was published in 1776 in Warrington, England. The illustrations in the early editions were so expensive to produce that he made little money and gave the profits to ..
US$65.00
21 x 13cm (8.3 x 5.2 inches) This superb antique engraving is over 230 years old. It's from "British Zoology" by Thomas Pennant, which was published in 1776 in Warrington, England. The illustrations in the early editions were so expensive to produce that he made little money and gave the profits to ..
US$65.00
21 x 16 cm (8.25 x 6.25 inches)This antique copper plate engraving is by Pierre Pomet, a Paris apothecary.Pomet became chief druggist to King Louis XIV and a purveyor of medicinal remedies from distant lands.It was made in 1725 for Pomet's " A Compleat History of Drugges ". This was the most complet..
US$60.00
16.0 x 10.0 cm (6.3 x 4.0 inches).This finely detailed engraved print of fish was made in London in the 1840s.This is a genuine antique engraving, not a reproduction. It is in very good condition. The original hand painted colouring and detail of the engraving is excellent. Fishing has been a popula..
US$25.00