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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..

45 x 34 cm (17.5 x 13.5 inches)March Crane Fly (Tibula oleracea), Greater Bee Fly (Bombylius major), Soldier Fly (Stratiomys chamaeleon), Midas Fly (Midas giganteus), Green Bottle Fly (Musca Caesar), Hoverfly (Volucella onaria), Sheep Bot Fly (Oestrus bovis)This large antique lithograph is by Emil H..

16.5 x 9 cm (6 x 3.5 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 ..

45 x 34 cm (17.5 x 13.5 inches)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 superb. Antique prints by Hanselmann are rare and sought after due to their large size and lovely coloring.. This is a fold ..

22 x 14cm (8.5 x 5.5 inches).HymenopteraThis high quality antique lithograph about New Zealand insects is by George Vernon Hudson, a New Zealand entomologist. Many of his illustrations of NZ insects were the first ever made. This is a genuine antique and was made in 1891. It is in excellent conditio..

30.5 x 23.3cm (12 x 9 inches).The images include butterflies and insects. The spider is entitled 'My existance depends on cunning' 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..

16.5 x 9 cm (6 x 3.5 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 ..

28 x 20 cm (10.5 x 8 inches).Genus Ammophila,Scolia,Thynus and othersThis 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..

28 x 20 cm (10.5 x 8 inches).Genus Ichneumon, Sphex Sirex and othersThis 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 ..

23 x 15 cm (9 x 6 inches).Spex flavifrons,tropica,radula and maculataThis 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 ..

23 x 15 cm (9 x 6 inches).Vespa signata, rostrata, crabra etcThis 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 initia..

23 x 15 cm (9 x 6 inches).Ichneumon luteus and ovulorumThis 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 ..