Fish - Antique chart by D'Orbigny - 1869
In colors
Atlas of the Universal Dictionary of Natural History
Plate - Antique engraving of fish in colors of the XIXth century - 1869
They come from the third volume of the Atlas of the Universal Dictionary of Natural History directed by Charles D'Orbigny published in 1869.
Second edition.
These loose plates, not bound, were initially printed in deliveries and could then be bound together by a bookbinder. In the meantime they were placed between 2 printed cartons and bound with a fabric ribbon. The delivery of the third volume initially included 300 engraved and colored plates.
Serving as a complement to the Works of Buffon
Please look at the pictures carefully, all plates have been photographed.
They are antiques and sometimes present defects, such as missing parts, cuts, stains, dirt, foxing.
Size of the plates: about 25.3x16cm
Ancient engraving -board of Natural History in colour nineteenth century
In color. birds.
Ancient engraving - board of Natural History XIXth century.
In color. Mammals.
Wall decoration of Pompeii - Herculaneum mosaics: Chromolithographic plate
By Wilhelm Zahn
Published between 1832 and 1849
Anatomy of Man by Cloquet
Anatomical lithography in black and white
The plates date from circa 1852
Stamp of the Franco-Belgian Literary and Artistic Convention of 22 August 1852
Antique surgical board
From Benjamin Bell's Complete Course in Surgery, published in 1796
Atlas of descriptive anatomy of the human body
Anatomy board
By Doctors Bonamy and Paul Broca
Draftsman: Emile BEAU
Published on July 1st 1854
Anatomic lithography: "Traité complet de l'Anatomie de l'Homme"
by Dr Bourgery and draughtsman Jacob
Volume 3 - 1844
Birds - Antique chart by D'Orbigny - 1869
In colors
Atlas of the Universal Dictionary of Natural History
Painted botanical plate - Cryptogamy
Voyage to the South Pole and Oceania on the corvettes the Astrolabe and the Zélée, executed by order of the king during the years 1837-1838-1839-1840 under the command of M. Dumont-d'Urville captain of vessel
Published in 1846
Atlas of Natural History - Botany
Cryptogamy
Plate - Antique natural history engraving in color
XIXth century
botany - mushroom - snake - bird
Botany plate by Édouard-Adolphe Duchesne
From the Atlas du Répertoire des plantes utiles et des plantes du globe published in 1846
19th-century color lithograph
Antique surgical board
From Benjamin Bell's Complete Course in Surgery, published in 1796
Engraving by Buffon - Natural History
From Balck Atlas of Œuvres Complètes de Buffon published in 1826
Birds
Voyage to the South Pole and Oceania on the corvettes the Astrolabe and the Zélée, executed by order of the king during the years 1837-1838-1839-1840 under the command of M. Dumont-d'Urville captain of vessel
Botanical plate
Published in 1846
Atlas of Natural History - Botany
Phanerogamy
Botany plate by Michel Etienne Descourtilz
From the Flore pittoresque et médicale des Antilles ou histoire naturelle des plantes usuelles des colonies françaises, anglaises, espagnoles et portugaises.
Published in 1827/1833
Painted engraving from the 19th century
Ancient engraving -board of Natural History in colour nineteenth century
Fish - Antique chart by D'Orbigny - 1869
In colors
Atlas of the Universal Dictionary of Natural History
