'PLATE 89. ORDNUNG III RAUB-MAUSE (.).'This original antique print shows various mammals; European mole (Talpa europaea), bat species, hedgehog, flying fox, shrew, star-nosed mole (Condylura cristata) etc. Including anatomy details.Made by S. Schillinger after Lorenz Oken.Medium: Lithograph with original old hand colouring. on wove (vellin) paper.Sheet size: 27 x 34 cm (10.63 x 13.39 inch). Image size: 23 x 30 cm. (9.06 x 11.81 inch).MOLE-BAT-FLYING FOX-HEDGEHOG-SHREW-MOUSE | PCO-A194-40BACKGROUND INFORMATIONThis old antique print originates from: 'Abbildungen zu Oken's allgemeiner Naturgeschichte fur alle Stande', published by Hoffmann'sche Verlags-Buchhandlung in Stuttgart, Germany 1833 1841.Biography artist: Lorenz Oken (1779-1851), was a German transcendental naturalist, philosopher & physician. Born Okenfuss, the son of a farmer, he simplified his name to Oken while at medical school in Freiburg, Bavaria. Oken was a prolific & vocal writer, lecturer and theorist, publishing many philosophical treatises during his life. His masterpiece and lasting legacy to the world is the 13-volume 'Naturgeschichte fur alle Stande' (Natural History for all Social Ranks), first published between 1833 and 1841. This plate engraved by S. Schillinger. Condition: good, given age. Minor foxing/staining. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

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Antique Print-MOLE-BAT-FLYING FOX-HEDGEHOG-SHREW-MOUSE-Schillinger-Oken-1833

Publication Date

1833

Illustrator

Lorenz Oken

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Pictura Prints offers mostly antique prints, art, maps and books. Since 2004 the owner Peter Cornelissen started Theprintscollector and has been in business as a print and book seller. In 2018 he decided to further develop his personal collection through 'Pictura Prints'. Peter has a background in design and landscape architecture and holds a degree in paper restauration. He holds shop in Overasselt, a small town on the Maas river near Nijmegen, The Netherlands, which can be visited by appointment. He is a member of the Dutch Association of Antiquarians (NVVA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).

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