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Lake Erie Maps & Prints
An Authentic Antique Print: Not a ModernReproduction!
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Description:It is an authentic antique copper engraved printapproximately 236 years old from Pierre Bonnaterre\'sTableau Encyclopedique et Methodique des Trois Regnes de la Nature, vol. 7, Icthyologie, published by Panckoucke, Paris, 1788, a copy of the title page is included, see the pic of the title page. Not a Modern Reprint. It isbeing sold as a single sheet, not mounted, matted, nor framed.
AbbéPierre Joseph Bonnaterre (1752-1804), French Zoologist who contributed to the cataloging of over 400 species of Fish and the identification of 25 new species in his encyclopedia was not limited to Fish, but other zoological branches including sections on mammals, birds, reptiles, snakes, amphibians and insects. In the bottom left is a reference toRobert Benard (or Jacques Renaud Benard),who supplied many of the plates for Bonnaterre\'sTableau Encyclopedique et Methodique. The\"Benard Direxit\" in the bottom margin indicates that the plates were directed by him in his atelier or workshop of engravers, which had become very successful by this time.
Size: The image area measures 6 1/4 by 9 inches (16x23cm) on a 9x12\" page (23x32cm)
Condition: The printis in Very Good conditionfor its age, blank on the reverse, printed on a heavy cotton page with deckled edges as originally issued.Slight wear around the edges, otherwise a very clean print with a strong impression and an antique appearance that would frame up nicely. See the pics for more on condition. The pics are of the actual print.
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