Antique Fish Print Tiger Shovelnose Catfish Mandi Glyptothorax Bonnaterre 1788 (1 results)

Plate: 63 with figures 250-254. It is titled: Le Cous, le Scheilan, le Barre, le Bagre, l'Ascite - Silurus Cous, S. Clarias, S. Fasciatus, S. Bagre, S. Ascita (Glyptothorax Cous, Mandi, Tiger Shovelnose Catfish, Coco Sea Catfish, Long-Bearded Catfish). Engraving, modern hand colouring on verge (hand laid) paper. Description: This attractive ichthyological print originates from "Tableau Encyclopedique et Methodique des Trois Regnes de la Nature", the volume on Ichtchyologie. This massive work was made by l'Abbe Pierre Joseph Bonnaterre, and published in Paris by Panckoucke in 1788.Artists and Engravers: Abbe Pierre Joseph Bonnaterre (1752-1804) was a French naturalist. He added copious portions on mammals, birds, reptiles, insects, and fish to the Encyclopedie Methodique. In total he created around 400 illustrations for this work. Bonnaterre is credited with 25 new species of fish. Condition: Very good, given age. Margins faintly soiled from handling and a faint small rust stain in the right margin. A very faint small stain in the middle of the image. General age-related toning and/or occasional light soiling from handling. Please study scan carefully. Storage location: C150-43 The overall size is ca. 8.3 x 11.4 inch. The image size is ca. 6.3 x 9.3 inch. The overall size is ca. 21 x 29 cm. The image size is ca. 16 x 23.5 cm.