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30.5 x 23.3cm (12 x 9 inches).Eagle, Dragon, Dog Head, Wolf Head, Dragon, Unicorn, Horse, Crown, Bull, Dog, Boar Head and Hare 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 fam..

35 x 27cm (13.8 x 10.5 inches).This engraving is from a wonderful work on beetles by Thomas Martyn (1735-1825), and was made in London in 1793. The set it is from was titled "The English Entomologist, exhibiting all the Coleopterous Insects found in England" and featured the first illustrations of m..

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". ..

20.5 x 11.5cm (8 x 4.5 inches) This is an original hand colored engraving made in 1808 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, has..

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..

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..

44 x 36 cm (17.3 x 14 inches)This high quality vintage lithograph was made in Great Britain in the early 1960s by John Gardner. The paper is thick and light creamy white in excellent condition and is blank on the reverse side...

45 x 34 cm (17.5 x 13.5 inches)Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius), Domestic Pig (Sus domesticus), Wild Boar (Sus scrofa), Babirusa (Porcus babirussa)This large antique lithograph is by Emil Hanselmann of Stuttgart in Germany and was made in about 1870. The original hand coloring and detail is sup..

28.5 x 22cm (11.3 x 8.5 inches).This high quality antique engraving about the animal kingdom is by Traugott Bromme, a German traveller who led an exciting life. Bromme published books, prints and maps on his travels and the natural history of the world. This is a genuine antique with original hand p..

21 x 13 cm (8.5 x 5.25 inches)This is a hand colored engraving made in 1812. It is from the English edition of Comte de Buffon's work Histoire Naturelle. Buffon influenced the next two generations of naturalists, including Jean-Baptiste Lamarck and Georges Cuvier. It has been said that "Truly, Buffo..

33 x 25 cm (13 x 9.5 inches).Sus scroffa and Hippopotamus amphibusAfricaThis original antique lithograph was made in 1827 by Karl Joseph Brodtmann, the renowned Swiss naturalist and lithographer. Brodtmann's lithographs are detailed, accurately drawn and beautifully composed. This lithograph was mad..

25.5 x 16.5 cm (10 x 6.5 inches)This antique lithograph 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 condition. T..

48.5 x 32 cm (19.1 x 12.6 inches).Oeneus, King Of Calydon, Having Neglected Diana In A Sacrifice, Is Punished For His ImpietyThis spectacular baroque engraving is from Bernard Picart's Le Temple Des Muses.The engraving was made in 1733, is from the first edition and is an original antique. It has ca..

29 x 21.5 cm (11.5 x 8.5 inches)Dipus jaculusNorth Africa, ArabiaSeen by many Australian soldiers who served in Egypt and Palestine. This vintage lithograph is from Wild Nature, made in the early 1930s in London and Australia. It is what's known as an instructive picture, a genre of antique prints c..

35 x 27cm (13.8 x 10.5 inches).This engraving is from a wonderful work on beetles by Thomas Martyn (1735-1825), and was made in London in 1793. The set it is from was titled "The English Entomologist, exhibiting all the Coleopterous Insects found in England" and featured the first illustrations of m..

27 x 20 cm (10.3 x 8 inches).This antique etching was made in 1828 by Edward William Cooke , considered one of the great marine artists of the 19th century. Born into a family of engravers, and taking advantage of his love for the sea , a teenage Edward created etchings of ships and boats demonstrat..

27 x 20 cm (10.3 x 8 inches).MargateThis antique etching was made in 1828 by Edward William Cooke , considered one of the great marine artists of the 19th century. Born into a family of engravers, and taking advantage of his love for the sea , a teenage Edward created etchings of ships and boats dem..

27 x 20 cm (10.3 x 8 inches).GravesendThis antique etching was made in 1828 by Edward William Cooke , considered one of the great marine artists of the 19th century. Born into a family of engravers, and taking advantage of his love for the sea , a teenage Edward created etchings of ships and boats d..

23 x 15 cm (9 x 6 inches).This 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 beca..

16 x 10cm (6.5 x 4 inches).This antique lithograph was made in London in the 1850s by the famous Sowerby family, well known for their high quality illustrations of the natural world. They were made to educate the general population in natural history. The Victorians were very interested in natural h..

27 x 20 cm (10.3 x 8 inches).This antique etching was made in 1828 by Edward William Cooke , considered one of the great marine artists of the 19th century. Born into a family of engravers, and taking advantage of his love for the sea , a teenage Edward created etchings of ships and boats demonstrat..

27 x 20 cm (10.3 x 8 inches).This antique etching was made in 1828 by Edward William Cooke , considered one of the great marine artists of the 19th century. Born into a family of engravers, and taking advantage of his love for the sea , a teenage Edward created etchings of ships and boats demonstrat..

27 x 20 cm (10.3 x 8 inches).GreenwichThis antique etching was made in 1828 by Edward William Cooke , considered one of the great marine artists of the 19th century. Born into a family of engravers, and taking advantage of his love for the sea , a teenage Edward created etchings of ships and boats d..

15.8 x 9.8 cm (6.2 x 4.0 inches)This finely detailed engraving was made in London in the 1840s.It is a genuine antique, not a reproduction and is in very good condition. The original hand colouring and engraving is excellent. The publishing company William Home Lizars of London and Edinburgh, made t..

28 x 22.5 cm (11 x 8.5 inches). Margin from paper edge to image quite large.This original antique engraving was published in 1843 in London in the first and only edition of "Sports, British and Foreign" by Walter Spiers. This illustrated the pursuit of sportsmen in every corner of the globe. These h..

28.5 x 19 cm (11.3 x 7.5 inches).This is an original hand colored engraving from a large, fine quality French edition of Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon,'s Natural History. The hand coloring is original, and the engraving is over 160 years old. It was made by copper plate engraving, has fine ..

20 x 15 cm (7.8 x 6 inches).Le lion et le sanglierThis beautiful antique print of a statue was made in 1723 by Simon Thomassin in Paris.It is from his work 'Recuel des Statue, Groupes, Fontaines, Termes, Vases et Autres Mangifique Ornamens du Chateau et Parc de Versailles' about the magnificent stat..

27 x 20 cm (10.3 x 8 inches).Lobster BoatsThis antique etching was made in 1828 by Edward William Cooke , considered one of the great marine artists of the 19th century. Born into a family of engravers, and taking advantage of his love for the sea , a teenage Edward created etchings of ships and boa..