Pair of Original Antique Prints of Corals, C.1790

Wonderful pair of cactus prints. Lithographs Original hand color Published by S.Curtis. Dated 1826 Unframed.

Wonderful set of 8 botanical prints. A beautiful colour of off-white/cream to the paper. Dated 1791 Originally from " Flora Londinensis " published by William Curtis Copper-plat...

Wonderful pair of botanical prints Lithographs after drawings by W.Herbert Original hand color Published by S.Curtis. Dated 1826 Unframed. Free shipping

Great images of shells Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames. Lithograph after Cpt. Brown, Gilpin and Edwards with original h...

Antique print titled 'Alcyonium candidum (..)'. Old print depicting various (stone) corals. Originates from the first Dutch editon of an interesting travel account of Northern Africa...

Pair of Antique Engravings of Marine Plants and Cactus Forms from Diderot’s Encyclopédie, ca. 1770 A pair of copperplate engravings from Denis Diderot and Jean le Rond d’Alembert’s ...

A collage of two original antique prints from the "Dictionnaire Universel d'Histoire Naturelle," published in 1849. Description: This exquisite collage presents a selection of marine invertebrates, or zoophytes, from the celebrated "Dictionnaire Universel d'Histoire Naturelle". These detailed illustrations depict the intricate beauty and diversity of coral-like organisms, showcasing the scientific and artistic achievements of the 19th century. The delicate hand-coloring highlights the natural elegance of these sea creatures, making the prints both a scientific document and a piece of art. The species depicted in the prints from the "Dictionnaire Universel d'Histoire Naturelle," published in 1849, are as follows: **First Print:** 1. **Veretillum cynomorium** - Commonly known as the "sea pen," this species resembles a quill pen, hence the name. It's a type of soft coral in the order Pennatulacea. 2. **Actinia equina** - This is the common sea anemone, often found on rocky shores. 2.2 **Actinia equina (contracted)** - The same species, shown in a contracted state, which sea anemones can do when disturbed or when they are conserving moisture during low tide. **Second Print:** 1. **Flustra foliacea** - Also known as the "hornwrack," a type of bryozoan, which is a colonial organism...

Framed copperplate engravings of sea shells, Niccolo` Gualtieri (editor). Giuseppe Menabuoni (1708-after 1745) (after). Plates 30 and 31 from Index testarum conchyliorum quae adservantur in museo Nicolai Gualtieri...