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25.2 x 16.3cm (10 x 6.5 inches). 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 families wanted everyone to know how important they were. As most people could not read, heraldry..
US$40.00
27.0 x 20.0 cm (10.8 x 8.0 inches).These finely detailed engraved prints were made in London in 1827 by Thomas Hosmer Shepherd. During the 18th and 19th Century London became the richest and most magnificent city in the world. It's power and wealth were generated from Britain's vast empire and from..
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21 x 13 cm (8.5 x 5.25 inches)Gallinula porphyrioThis is a hand colored engraving made in 1812 from the Comte de Buffon's English edition of Natural History. Buffon's works influenced the next two generations of naturalists, including Jean-Baptiste Lamarck and Georges Cuvier. It has been said that "..
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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..
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44 x 33 cm (17 x 13 inches)This lithograph was made in the early 1960s and is in excellent condition. It is an original vintage lithograph, not a reproduction. The paper is light creamy white and blank on the reverse side. This print is one of a collection which shows the development of sailing shi..
US$60.00
27 x 20.5 cm (10.5 x 8 inches).Built in 1740 the house is notable for a high wall around the garden which was constructed during the Napoleonic Wars by French prisoners of war. This original antique lithograph of a British stately home was made in the 1880s by Alexander Francis Lydon. Lydon was a r..
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22 x 14 cm (8.8 x 5.5 inches).North AmericaThis engraving is is over 185 years old and is from work by Dr John Godman, the notable American naturalist and physician. It was made in 1828 and is an antique, not a reproduction. Godman's work illustrated many of the best known mammals of North America. ..
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23.5 x 16.2 cm (9.25 x 6.4 inches)This fascinating hand coloured botanical lithograph was made in Milan in 1847 by Ambrogio Robiati. Under each illustration is a detailed description in Italian in attractive Italic font. This is a genuine antique, not a reproduction and is in very good condition. Th..
US$45.00
21 x 13 cm (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$50.00
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