Description: This engraved print originates from a very rare unknown Dutch work. The plates are similar to the plates in the famous German work: 'Bilderbuch fur Kinder.' (Transl.: picture book for children.), by F.J. Bertuch, published 1790-1830 in Weimar. This could be Dutch edition of this work (no references found), or a work that used the Bertuch plates. Plate titles are in Dutch. Age c. 1800.
Artists and Engravers: Friedrich Johann Justin Bertuch (1747-1822 German) was a German publisher and patron of the arts. Most plates engraved by Lehman fec.
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Subject: Plate: Asiens II. This plate shows the Asian people: 1. East Indies / Indonesia - 2. Siberia / Russia - 3. Kalmykia - 4. Arabia. Tekst /description page in Dutch included.
Condition: Excellent given age. General age related toning and light staining. Paper edges a bit brownish and with occasional small tears and thumbing. Light crease in the middle but nothing serious. Please study scan.
Size (in cm): The overall size is ca. 21.5 x 26.5 cm. The image size is ca. 17 x 18.5 cm.
Size (in inch): The overall size is ca. 8.5 x 10.4 inch. The image size is ca. 6.7 x 7.3 inch.
Medium: Copperplate engraving on a vellin type hand laid paper with watermark. Original hand colouring.
Location: C148-08
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