Degen's Flying Machine - Ornithopter aircraft
Flying Machine - ornithopter - built by Jacob Degen, a clockmaker from Vienna. Iconic hand coloured engraved illustration for a "Picture Book for Children" (Bilderbush fur Kinder), published by Friedrich Johann Bertush in Weimar, Germany, in 1807.
Printed area (image as on the main picture) measures:
Large poster 20.6x23.7 inch / 52.4x60.3 cm (approx. same sheet size)
Friedrich Johann Bertush (1747 - 1822) was a German publisher and patron of arts. His famous encyclopedia for children included 12 volumes and over 1200 engraved plates on science, industry and innovation, mythology and wide variety of other subjects, published from 1790 to 1830.
This poster is a high quality "giclee" reproduction of a painstakingly restored antique original, custom-printed on Standard Single-weight Matt Coated art paper 140gsm ( flexible option, easier to tack directly on a wall but could also be framed). We use the latest UltraChromeHDX pigment inks which guarantee 60 years of colour permanence (up to 200 years fade-proof for colour prints).
If you are going to frame this print we recommend you to check our other listing for same print on Heavyweight Matt Coated art paper 230gsm (more of a thin card density) or superb Epson Matt Canvas 320gsm; both will make framing job easier. All our giclee prints are of same high quality.
POSTER PRINT QUALITY
Please note that our reproduction posters are made to order and every print is checked before posting. The images we use in most cases are scans of the antique originals, professionally restored in order to remove the most evident stains, folds, tears and other damage. We strive to balance the restoration and saving the overall integrity and antique look of the original.
There will be no watermark on your image but there might be a white border depending on aspect ratio of the original. Please note that when a large antique original is reduced to a smaller size print some text may not be readable. Please check our measurements: every poster has it's own aspect ratio same as original and printed exactly as pictured.
SAFE SHIPPING
Prints up to A4 are placed in transparent sleeve and posted in cardboard-backed envelope, unless posted together with a larger poster. All posters and canvas larger then A4 are rolled in transparent plastic or acid-free tissue paper and placed in heavy-duty postal tube for dispatch / delivery. We do not ship posters folded.
It will be shipped by Royal Mail or Hermes and the shipping costs include delivery confirmation. The P&P includes postage and packaging, and the excess (i.e. A4 prints) will always be refunded. Shipping for multiple purchases will be combined wherever possible and if they made within 3 days, for each additional item postage is charged at £1.00. International buyers: please check the postage costs and allow extra time for overseas delivery; please be aware that the purchase price doesn't include any possible custom charges.
REFUND GUARANTIE
We would like you to be satisfied with your purchase. If by any reason you are not happy with it, simply return it within 14 days for a full refund.
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