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Description: This large original old antique print / plate / lithograph originates from: 'Naturalist Atlas' by Georg August Goldfuss. This extra large-size collection of lithographs with gorgeous recent coloring depicting animals, birds, reptiles, fish, etc. published in Duesseldorf, at Arnz from 1824 -1842 This work was issued over this long period of time in series of twenty prints each per annum. There are no officially bound copies and they were issued uncoloured. Since individual sheets were often misplaces, rolled up, folded they have become scarse items, which makes these prints rare and sought after.
Artists and Engravers: Georg August Goldfuss (Goldfuss, 1782-1848) was a German palaeontologist and zoologist. Goldfuss was born at Thurnau near Bayreuth. He was educated at Erlangen, where he graduated Ph.D. in 1804 and became professor of zoology in 1818. He was subsequently appointed professor of zoology and mineralogy at the University of Bonn. Aided by Count Georg zu Münster, he issued the important Petrefacta Germaniae (1826-44) and this Naturalist Atlas. The plates are by H. v. Hirt.
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Subject: Antennae Oculi (Antenna of the eye).
51. Spatula truncata, 52. Spatula triangularis, 53. Seta articulata, 54. Seta elongata, 55. Seta hirsuta, 56. Seta plumata, 57. Antennae fractae, 58. Antennae distantes, 59. Oculus Scorpionis, 60 Ocelli Scorpionis, 61 Ocelli Coffus Lignipendae, 62. Oculus Apis mellificae (the eyes of the whole honeybee), 63. oculus Lucani cervi, 64. Oculi compositi fructura. This plate shows the antenna of different kinds of insects and eyes of different kinds of insects including the whole honeybee.
Condition: Fine. General age related toning and occasional light staining from damp or handling as visible on image. Some light fold lines and a few small tears in paper edge. Please study scans.
Size (in cm): The overall size is ca. 56 x 46 cm. The image size is ca. 47 x 36 cm.
Size (in inch): The overall size is ca. 22 x 18.1 inch. The image size is ca. 18.5 x 14.2 inch.
Medium: Original chromolithographs on a vellin type paper.
Location: L6-03
SKU: TPC 11841.1
Section: GOLDFUSS-1824
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