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42 x 24.5 cm (16.5 x 9.75 inches)Osteology, Arteries, SkeletonThis large antique copper plate engraving is by George Selby Howard he was a distinguished English scientist and lawyer. It was made in 1788 for "The New Royal Cyclopaedia and Encyclopaedia". The engraving is printed on chain-linked paper..

27 x 21.5 cm (10.5 x 8.5 inches)This original antique engraving is from a work by Francis Grose who created some fascinating and attractive engravings of ancient artillery, fortification, armour, and weapons. It was made by copper plate engraving in 1812 on medium weight, chain-linked cotton rich, ..

27 x 21.5 cm (10.5 x 8.5 inches)This original antique engraving is from a work by Francis Grose who created some fascinating and attractive engravings of ancient artillery, fortification, armour, and weapons. It was made by copper plate engraving in 1812 on medium weight, chain-linked cotton rich, ..

33 x 25 cm (13 x 9.5 inches).This 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 made in the 1820s with high quality, thick, ma..

21 x 13 cm (8.5 x 5.25 inches)This 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 "Truly, Buffon was t..

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..

15.8 x 9.8 cm (6.2 x 4.0 inches)AfricaThis 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, ..

28.5 x 22cm (11.3 x 8.5 inches).A few blue ink spots on right marginThis 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 ..

23.0 x 15.0 cm (9.2 x 4.8 inches).UtensiliAntilles Islands,West IndiesThis exquisitely detailed hand finished engraving is from a set titled il Costume Antico e Moderno by Dr Giulo Ferrario (1767-1847)and was made in the 1820s. Ferrario's work documented and compared clothes and costumes from around..

29 x 21 cm (11.5 x 8.5 inches).Chile,PeruThis lithograph has hand painted coloring and was made in the period 1849-1853. It is from the documentation of the US Naval Astronomical Expedition To Southern Hemisphere in 1849. This is an antique, not a reproduction and is in excellent condition...