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Antique Southern Hemisphere Map by Guillaume De L Isle, Circa 1783
By Guillaume De L Isle
Located in Langweer, NL
frame enhances contrast and suits both classical and contemporary interiors. Technique: Copper
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Late 18th Century French Antique Copper Engravings

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Paper

Seated Buddha at Gaya – Antique Dutch Print of a Statue in Bengal, ca. 1800
Located in Langweer, NL
spacers can enhance its sculptural subject and historical depth. Technique: Copper engraving Maker
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Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Copper Engravings

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Paper

Royal Burmese Official His Wife in State Attire – Antique Costume Print, c1800
Located in Langweer, NL
early 19th-century Dutch engraving titled “Een Woendsji, of de Eerste Koninklijk-Birmansche
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Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Copper Engravings

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Paper

Rodents Small Mammals Print: Beaver, Squirrel, Porcupine – Antique 1867
Located in Langweer, NL
copper engraving with delicate hand colouring, giving each animal lifelike textures and fine details. The
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1860s German Antique Copper Engravings

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Paper

Songbirds Tropical Birds Print: Hornbill, Bee-eater, Crow – Antique 1867
Located in Langweer, NL
) 22. Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus) The engraving technique is copper engraving with meticulous
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1860s German Antique Copper Engravings

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Paper

Marine Fish Print: Swordfish, Anglerfish, Tuna Pipefish – Antique 1867
Located in Langweer, NL
species) Produced using copper engraving with meticulous hand colouring, the print shows precise
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1860s German Antique Copper Engravings

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Paper

Wading Birds Cranes Print: Flamingo, Stork, Ibis, Bustard – Antique 1867
Located in Langweer, NL
was produced using copper engraving with meticulous hand colouring, capturing each bird’s unique
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1860s German Antique Copper Engravings

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Paper

Big Cats Marsupials Print: Lion, Tiger, Kangaroo – Antique 1867
Located in Langweer, NL
proportion and texture. The engraving technique used is copper engraving with delicate hand colouring
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1860s German Antique Copper Engravings

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Paper

Ground Plan of Shwemawdaw Pagoda – Great Temple at Pegu, circa 1800
Located in Langweer, NL
precision of the drawing. Technique: Copper engraving Maker: Anonymous Dutch engraver, after British
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Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Copper Engravings

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Paper

Burmese Minister Wife in Ceremonial Dress – Antique Costume Print, c.1800
Located in Langweer, NL
refined aesthetic and courtly theme of the print. Technique: Copper engraving Maker: Anonymous Dutch
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Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Copper Engravings

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Paper

Phoenician Trade Routes – Antique Map of Europe and the Mediterranean, 1748
Located in Langweer, NL
early map. Ideal for libraries, offices, or study rooms. Technique: Copper engraving with original hand
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Mid-18th Century Antique Copper Engravings

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Paper

Burmese Official, Wife Secretary in Ceremonial Dress – Antique Print, c.1800
Located in Langweer, NL
the composition. Technique: Copper engraving Maker: A. Vinkeles, Netherlands, circa 1800
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Early 19th Century English Antique Copper Engravings

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Paper

Bur Reed Water Hemlock: A 17th-18th C. Besler Hand-colored Botanical Engraving
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a hand-colored copper plate engraving entitled "Orobanche, Cicuta Maxima, Sparganium (Bur
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Early 18th Century Academic Antique Copper Engravings

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Engraving

Corals Jellyfish Print: Medusa, Anemone, Corals, Ctenophores – Antique 1867
Located in Langweer, NL
copper engraving with meticulous hand colouring, the print shows precise anatomical lines and delicate
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1860s German Antique Copper Engravings

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Paper

Crustaceans Marine Invertebrates Print: Crab, Lobster, Horseshoe Crab - 1867
Located in Langweer, NL
, lobsters, shrimps, barnacles, copepods, and the horseshoe crab, rendered in fine hand-coloured engravings
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1860s German Antique Copper Engravings

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Paper

Water Birds Print: Swan, Pelican, Cormorant, Ducks – Antique 1867
Located in Langweer, NL
. Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) Produced using copper engraving with meticulous hand colouring, this print
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1860s German Antique Copper Engravings

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Paper

Phrenology Ethnographic Skulls Study – Antique Print Human Types 1867
Located in Langweer, NL
produced using copper engraving with meticulous hand colouring, allowing for clear anatomical lines
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1860s German Antique Copper Engravings

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Paper

Lisbon Harbour View – Optical Print of Port and Tagus River c.1780
Located in Langweer, NL
sought after among collectors of city views and early travel art. The technique used is copper engraving
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Late 18th Century European Antique Copper Engravings

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Paper

Germany and the Borders of Empire: Bodenehr’s Map of the Holy Roman World, 1710
Located in Langweer, NL
copper engraving shines through in the clean linework and dense yet legible layout. The use of the German
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1710s Antique Copper Engravings

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Paper

1779 View of Onrust Island Near Batavia with VOC Shipyard Activity
Located in Langweer, NL
1779 View of Onrust Island Near Batavia with VOC Shipyard Activity This hand-colored copper
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Late 18th Century Antique Copper Engravings

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Paper

Burmese Script Chart – Rare Dutch Comparative Alphabet Print, circa 1800
Located in Langweer, NL
its full margin and plate line enhances its antique character and scholarly appeal. Technique: Copper
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Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Copper Engravings

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Paper

Regency Spode Porcelain Botanical Specimen Dish- Spring Meadow Saffron
By Spode
Located in Downingtown, PA
illustrations were initially hand-coloured prints, taken from copper engravings and intended to complement the
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Copper Engravings

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Porcelain

Vatican Hallway designed by Raphael: 18th C. Hand-colored Engraving by Volpato
By Giovanni Volpato
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an original 18th century hand-colored copper-plate engraving by Giovanni Volpato after a
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Antique Copper Engravings

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Engraving

L Hostel de Chevreuse, French town house in Paris, mid 17th century engraving
By Matthaeus Merian
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'L'Hostel de Chevreuse' Copper-line engraving by Matthaeus Merian. From 'Topographia Galliae', a
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Mid-18th Century Rococo Antique Copper Engravings

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Engraving

Hawaiian Masked Man, Sandwich Islands Portrait from Captain Cook’s Voyage, c1777
Located in Langweer, NL
Sandwich Islands Masked Man – Hawaiian Portrait, Captain Cook Voyage Engraving, c.1777 This
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1770s British Antique Copper Engravings

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Paper

Niagara Falls, Cataracte de Niagara – Early French Engraved View, c.1780
Located in Langweer, NL
, more contemporary presentation. Technique Copper engraving Maker French school, published in France
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1780s French Antique Copper Engravings

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Paper

Antique Print of a Japanese Military Procession by Chedel, 1746
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Marche Militaire du Japon'. Copper engraving of a Japanese military march
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18th Century Antique Copper Engravings

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Paper

Frontiers of France and Italy – Duke of Berwick Campaigns Map, 1707–1712
Located in Langweer, NL
complements the map’s sober military character. Technique: Copper engraving Maker: Engraved by I. Cheevers
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1710s British Antique Copper Engravings

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Paper

Monumental Classical Relief Frieze, Montfaucon Antiquity Explained, London 1721
Located in Langweer, NL
. Technique: Copper engraving Maker: Bernard de Montfaucon, France / London edition, 1721
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1720s British Antique Copper Engravings

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Paper

Vue d un pont sur le Tesin dans le Mont St Gothard, Switzerland, engraving, 1780
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Vue d'un pont sur le Tesin, dans le Mont St Gothard' French copper-line engraving by Maillet
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1780s Naturalistic Antique Copper Engravings

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Engraving

Egypt and Abyssinia – Nile Valley Horn of Africa Maps, c.1817–1820
Located in Langweer, NL
interiors. Technique: Copper engraving with contemporary outline hand color Maker: British school, c.1817
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1810s British Antique Copper Engravings

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Paper

Egypt Arabia Petraea – Large Nile Map, British Cartography, c.1815
Located in Langweer, NL
. Technique: Copper engraving with contemporary outline hand color Maker: British school (Johnston), c.1815
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1810s British Antique Copper Engravings

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Paper

Mozambique Bay – French Naval Sea Chart by Bellin, c.1765
Located in Langweer, NL
with Indian Ocean island charts. Technique: Copper engraving Maker: Jacques-Nicolas Bellin, France, c
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1760s French Antique Copper Engravings

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Paper

Antique Map of Java, Sumatra Borneo – Dutch East Indies Sea Chart c.1700
Located in Langweer, NL
. Technique: Copper engraving with hand coloring Maker: Schenk & Valk, Amsterdam, circa 1700
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Early 18th Century Dutch Antique Copper Engravings

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Paper

Baroque Solar System Zodiac Map – Homann Doppelmayr, Hand Colored c.1742
Located in Langweer, NL
, while UV-protective glazing is recommended to preserve the hand coloring. Technique: Copper engraving
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Mid-18th Century German Antique Copper Engravings

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Paper

Colored wall map of the WORLD
By Chambon
Located in ZWIJNDRECHT, NL
.. - 1781) Paris, Longchamps et Janvier, 1754 Size H. 115 x W. 145 cm. Gobert-Denis Chambon made copper
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Mid-18th Century French French Provincial Antique Copper Engravings

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Wood, Paper

Colored wall map of the WORLD
Colored wall map of the WORLD
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Egypt Abyssinia – Original Nile Valley and Horn of Africa Maps, c.1817
Located in Langweer, NL
: Copper engraving with contemporary outline hand color Maker: British school (Thomson), c.1817
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1810s British Antique Copper Engravings

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Paper

Anjouan Island, Comoros – French Naval Sea Chart by Bellin, c.1765
Located in Langweer, NL
navigational apparatus. This engraving is an excellent example of mid-18th-century French naval cartography
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1760s French Antique Copper Engravings

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Paper

Cape of Good Hope – Fort and City Plan, French Colonial Map, c.1765
Located in Langweer, NL
century. The restrained hand coloring, clear engraving, and balanced composition make this both a
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1760s French Antique Copper Engravings

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Paper

Philippines, China, Japan Korea – Jesuit Map with Guam Inset, Scherer c.1700
Located in Langweer, NL
vivid coloring. Technique: Copper engraving with original hand coloring Maker: Heinrich Scherer Date
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Early 18th Century German Antique Copper Engravings

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Paper

Antique Print of the Stowe House in Stowe, Buckinghamshire, England, c.1785
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Plan actuel du Chateau de Stowe'. Copper engraving showing a plan and
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18th Century Antique Copper Engravings

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Paper

Animal scene Duck hunting with dogs 18th century Swedish Master by Philip Korn
Located in Stockholm, SE
(1703–1770) and often after Dutch copper engravings. In 1759, Korn became master of the Stockholm
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18th Century Realist Antique Copper Engravings

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Wood, Oil

Monomotapa Empire Map – East Africa, French Cartography, c.1740
Located in Langweer, NL
: Copper engraving with contemporary hand color Maker: After Guillaume Delisle, France, c.1740
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1740s French Antique Copper Engravings

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Paper

Original Map of the East Indies Including Sumatra, Java, Borneo Malaysia, 1755
Located in Langweer, NL
-colored copper engraving Maker: Jakob van der Schley, Amsterdam, c.1755
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1750s Dutch Antique Copper Engravings

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Paper

Veteris Orbis Climata – Ancient World Map after Strabo by Cellarius, 1731
Located in Langweer, NL
passage is unusually prominent, hinting at speculative ancient routes. Produced using copper engraving
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1730s Antique Copper Engravings

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Paper

Burmese Alphabet Chart – Antique Linguistic Print from Symes 1800 Ava Mission
Located in Langweer, NL
-style frame would emphasize its scholarly and cultural importance. Technique: Copper engraving Maker
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Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Copper Engravings

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Paper

Map of Blaisois by Janssonius, 1633, Decorative Antique Map of Loire Valley
Located in Langweer, NL
historical insight and decorative appeal. Condition Report: Good condition. Hand-colored copper engraving
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1630s Antique Copper Engravings

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Paper

Antique Map of Asia Minor (Natolia) – Janssonius, circa 1650
Located in Langweer, NL
glare. Technique: Copper engraving Maker: Johannes Janssonius, Amsterdam, circa 1650
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Mid-17th Century Dutch Antique Copper Engravings

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Paper

Arachnids Insects Print: Spiders, Scorpion, Centipedes, Flies – Antique 1867
Located in Langweer, NL
species) Produced using copper engraving with meticulous hand colouring, the print shows fine anatomical
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1860s German Antique Copper Engravings

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Paper

Anatomy Print: Skeleton, Skull, Organs Nerves Study – Antique 1867
Located in Langweer, NL
The print was produced using fine copper engraving techniques, which allowed intricate anatomical
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1860s German Antique Copper Engravings

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Paper

Shells Bivalves Print: Mussels, Oysters, Scallops, Clams – Antique 1867
Located in Langweer, NL
) Produced using copper engraving with meticulous hand colouring, the print shows fine anatomical lines and
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1860s German Antique Copper Engravings

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Paper

Molluscs Marine Invertebrates Print: Octopus, Slug, Snails, Conch – 1867
Located in Langweer, NL
. Brachiopod (Brachiopoda species) Produced using copper engraving with meticulous hand colouring, the print
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1860s German Antique Copper Engravings

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Paper

Marriage of the Indians of Panama and Land Clearing for the Newlyweds, 1734
Located in Langweer, NL
detailed 18th-century copper engraving illustrates two important social customs among the Indigenous
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1730s Antique Copper Engravings

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Paper

Antique English Silver Plated Serving Tray with Ornate Accents Engraving
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This ornate silver plated serving tray was made in England in approximately 1920 in a Victorian style. The tray has ornately decorated handles and outer rim done with a scrolling flo...
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Early 20th Century English Victorian Antique Copper Engravings

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Copper

Spode Porcelain Botanical Specimen Dishes- A Pair. After William Curtis
By Spode
Located in Downingtown, PA
-coloured prints, taken from copper engravings and intended to complement the text. Identification by a
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Early 19th Century Regency Antique Copper Engravings

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Porcelain

Antique Map of the Frankfurt Region by Johannes Janssonius, Hand-Colored, C.1650
Located in Langweer, NL
published in Amsterdam, this copper engraving provides an intricate view of the landscape, including the
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1650s Antique Copper Engravings

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Paper

Antique Sugarcane Botanical Print – Saccharum officinarum, Hayne, ca.1820
Located in Langweer, NL
: Copper engraving with original hand coloring Maker: Friedrich Gottlob Hayne, Berlin, early 19th century
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1820s Antique Copper Engravings

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Paper

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Antique Copper Engravings For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of antique copper engravings available on 1stDibs. The range of distinct antique copper engravings — often made from paper, parchment paper and metal — can elevate any home. There are all kinds of antique copper engravings available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Antique copper engravings bearing Baroque or Louis XV hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. Antique copper engravings have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Basilius Besler, John Selby and Colen Campbell are consistently popular.

How Much are Antique Copper Engravings?

Prices for antique copper engravings start at $100 and top out at $32,500 with the average selling for $525.
Questions About Antique Copper Engravings
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Antique copper finish refers to the natural tarnishing or ‘patina’ that a copper piece acquires over time. It also refers to the green color some vintage copper pieces take on. You’ll find a large collection of antique copper from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Unless a copper piece has a heavy green patina indicating advanced age or bears a maker’s mark identifying it, the best way to tell whether a copper piece is antique is to take it to an appraiser. Find a collection of antique, vintage and modern copper pieces on 1stDibs.