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23 x 15 cm (9 x 6 inches).IndiaThis 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 practitioner. He..

30.5 x 23.3cm (12 x 9 inches).The images include fish and a man trout fishing titled “Far removed from the noise and smoke' This antique engraving of heraldry was made in the 1840s by Thomas Jack. Heraldry is a system of visual identification - think of it as an early form of branding ! Noble famili..

23 x 15 cm (9 x 6 inches).IndiaThis 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 practitioner. He..

25.5 x 16.5 cm (10 x 6.5 inches)This vintage steel plate engraving is by Friederich Wilhelm Kuhnert, and was made in 1894 in London. Kuhnert (1865-1926) was a German artist who specialised in wildlife. He was especially good at portraying animals in natural settings. The image area is in excellent c..

23.5 x 18 cm (9 x 7 inches).Halcyon quadricolorJohn Gould was the enterprising genius behind the creation of 2999 different hand­colored lithographic plates of birds and animals. He was born in 1804 on the Dorset coast in England. Gould had no formal university training and considered himself a self..

23.5 x 18 cm (9 x 7 inches).Alcedo guttatusAsiaJohn Gould was the enterprising genius behind the creation of 2999 different hand­colored lithographic plates of birds and animals. He was born in 1804 on the Dorset coast in England. Gould had no formal university training and considered himself a self..

22 x 16.5 cm (9.5 x 6 inches).Trout, Barbot, Lamprey Eels, ChabotThis original antique engraving was made in 1732 for a work by Noel-Antoine Pluche, "Spectacle De La Nature". This included hand made engravings about natural history, the heavens and science. The engravings we are offering are from th..

31 x 50.5cm (12 x 16 inches).Macrurus armatus and affinis (South Pacific)Double sized fold out printThis 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 ..

20.5 x 11.5 cm (8 x 4.5 inches).This is an original hand colored engraving made in ~1797 from "Barr's Buffon" English edition of Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon,'s Natural History. The hand coloring is original, and the engraving is over 200 years old. It was made by copper plate engraving, h..

31 x 50.5cm (12 x 16 inches).Bathythrissa dorsalis (Japan), Alepocephalus niger (Australia)Double sized fold out printThis 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 conditio..

22 x 16.5 cm (9.5 x 6 inches).This original antique engraving was made in 1732 for a work by Noel-Antoine Pluche, "Spectacle De La Nature". This included hand made engravings about natural history, the heavens and science. The engravings we are offering are from the rare first French edition. It was..

31 x 50.5cm (12 x 16 inches).Bathyonus compressus (Atlantic), Pteroidonus quinquarius (Japan), Malacosarcus macrostoma (Pacific)Double sized fold out printThis fascinating antique lithograph shows fish discovered during the Challenger Expedition of 1872-76. It is an original antique, was made in the..

16.0 x 10.0 cm (6.3 x 4.0 inches).Prochilodus insignisEcuador,Peru,Colombia,Guyana,BrazilThis 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 o..

31 x 50.5cm (12 x 16 inches).Haloporphyrus ensiferus (Rio Plata), Onus reinhardti (Atlantic)Double sized fold out printThis 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 conditi..

31 x 50.5cm (12 x 16 inches).Haloporphyrus guentheri (Portugal), Haloporphyrus eques (Faroe), Macrurus longibarbis (Fiji)Double sized fold out printThis fascinating antique lithograph shows fish discovered during the Challenger Expedition of 1872-76. It is an original antique, was made in the late 1..

16.0 x 10.0 cm (6.3 x 4.0 inches).Tetragonopterus schomburgkiiSouth AmericaThis 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 engravin..

20.5 x 11.5 cm (8 x 4.5 inches).This is an original hand colored engraving made in ~1797 from "Barr's Buffon" English edition of Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon,'s Natural History. The hand coloring is original, and the engraving is over 200 years old. It was made by copper plate engraving, h..

16.0 x 10.0 cm (6.3 x 4.0 inches).Hydrocyon armatusGuiana,Brazil,Venezuela,AmazonThis 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 en..

16.0 x 10.0 cm (6.3 x 4.0 inches).Guiana,Brazil,AmazonThis 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. Fishi..

31 x 50.5cm (12 x 16 inches).Nettastoma parviceps, infans (Atlantic), Synaphobranchus brevidorsalis (Pacific)Double sized fold out printThis 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 ..

16.0 x 10.0 cm (6.3 x 4.0 inches).Chalceus macrolepidotusColombia,Venezuela,Surinam,Guiana,PeruThis 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 de..

16.0 x 10.0 cm (6.3 x 4.0 inches).Guiana,Brazil,AmazonThis 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. Fishi..

23 x 15 cm (9 x 6 inches).AmericaThis 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 practitioner. ..

Paper Size: 24 x 15 cm (9.5 x 6 inches)This exquisitely detailed copper plate engraving is from a rare set published in London by John Mason Good between 1806 and 1813 titled Pantologia. Many were by Sydenham Edwards, a multi-talented gentleman also well known for his superb botanical illustrations,..

31 x 50.5cm (12 x 16 inches).Notocanthus sexspinis, rissoanus and bonapartii (New Zealand,Med, Atlantic)Double sized fold out printThis 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 ..

16.0 x 10.0 cm (6.3 x 4.0 inches).Guiana,Brazil,AmazonThis 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. Fishi..

16.0 x 10.0 cm (6.3 x 4.0 inches).Chalceus labrosus and Chalceus nigro-toeniatusGuiana,Brazil,AmazonThis 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 a..

31 x 50.5cm (12 x 16 inches).Bathysaurus ferox and mollis (New Zealand)Double sized fold out printThis 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 wa..

16.0 x 10.0 cm (6.3 x 4.0 inches).Platystoma tigrinumGuiana,Brazil,AmazonThis 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 ..