Elephant Elephas Indicus, Used (5 results)

Archives du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, 6. series 12: 219-223, 2 figs folio, offprint, ex libr. copy with some stamps.

Blatt-Maße: ca. 26,5 x 17 cm. -- Handkolorierter Stahlstich. Mit dazugehörigem Textblatt. -- gut erhalten. || Hand colored engraving. With accompanying text sheet. -- in very good condition. -- Georges Cuvier was a French naturalist and zoologist and established the sciences of comparative anatomy and paleontology. His name is one of the 72 featured on the Eiffel Tower of French scientists, engineers, and mathematicians. Cuviers Animal Kingdom (Regne animal) was the most influential exposition of the typological approach to animal classification, representing the greatest body of zoological facts that had yet been assembled; it served as the standard zoological manual for most of Europe during the first half of the nineteenth century. (Norman 567) // Wir, das Antiquariat Steffen Völkel, kaufen und verkaufen alte Bücher, Handschriften, Zeichnungen, Autographen, Grafiken und Fotografien. Wir sind stets am Ankauf von kompletten Bibliotheken, Sammlungen und Nachlässen interessiert. Sprache: Französisch Gewicht in Gramm: 10.

Blatt-Maße: ca. 27 x 17,5 cm. -- Handkolorierter Stahlstich. -- leicht fleckig, ansonsten gut erhalten. || Hand colored engraving. -- slightly stained, otherwise in very good condition. -- Charles Henry Dessalines dOrbigny (1806-1876) was a French botanist and geologist. His official botanical author abbreviation is Orb. He was the brother of the naturalist Alcide Dessalines dOrbigny, went to school in La Rochelle and studied medicine in Paris. In 1834 he succeeded Louis Cordier (1777-1861) as assistant and preparator for geology at the Muséum national dhistoire naturelle in Paris. When the Société Cuvierienne was founded in 1838, he was one of the 140 founding members of the society. DOrbigny was editor of the natural history encyclopedia Dictionnaire universel dhistoire naturelle, which appeared in 16 volumes from 1841 to 1849. // Wir, das Antiquariat Steffen Völkel, kaufen und verkaufen alte Bücher, Handschriften, Zeichnungen, Autographen, Grafiken und Fotografien. Wir sind stets am Ankauf von kompletten Bibliotheken, Sammlungen und Nachlässen interessiert. Sprache: Französisch Gewicht in Gramm: 10.

Blatt-Maße: ca. 26,5 x 17 cm. -- Handkolorierter Stahlstich. Mit dazugehörigem Textblatt. -- gut erhalten. || Hand colored engraving. With accompanying text sheet. -- in very good condition. -- Georges Cuvier was a French naturalist and zoologist and established the sciences of comparative anatomy and paleontology. His name is one of the 72 featured on the Eiffel Tower of French scientists, engineers, and mathematicians. Cuviers Animal Kingdom (Regne animal) was the most influential exposition of the typological approach to animal classification, representing the greatest body of zoological facts that had yet been assembled; it served as the standard zoological manual for most of Europe during the first half of the nineteenth century. (Norman 567) // Wir, das Antiquariat Steffen Völkel, kaufen und verkaufen alte Bücher, Handschriften, Zeichnungen, Autographen, Grafiken und Fotografien. Wir sind stets am Ankauf von kompletten Bibliotheken, Sammlungen und Nachlässen interessiert. Sprache: Französisch Gewicht in Gramm: 10.

Tab VII : This plate shows an Indian Elephant, Elephas maximus indicus (Elephas, Elephant). Copper plate engraving on verge type hand-laid paper with watermark. Description: This rare antique engraving originates from: 'Historiae Naturalis De Piscibus Et Cetis Libri V' by John Johnston, published by Matthias Merian in 1657.Artists and Engravers: John Johnston (or Johnstone, 1603-1675) was a descendant of a Scottish family. Born in Sambter, Poland, he studied extensively at the famous universities of the day, including St. Andrews, Scotland, Cambridge & Leiden. After many years traveling in Europe, he settled in Silesia. Matthaus Merian was a leading German engraver of the day, from a prominent family of engravers and artists, and the father of Maria Merian. Condition: Good. General age related toning and minimal staining and/or soiling. Storage location: A104-04 The overall size is ca. 8.7 x 13.4 inch. The image size is ca. 6.9 x 9.8 inch. The overall size is ca. 22 x 34 cm. The image size is ca. 17.5 x 25 cm.