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Description: These old antique prints originate from: 'Allgemeine Historie der Natur', which is the German edition of: "Histoire Naturelle Générale et Particuliere....", by de Buffon & Dauberton. This edition is published in Leipzig, 1766. Tome I.B - Plate XXI-XXIII: 'Der Luchs.' (The Lynx). A complete set of three plates: a depiction of the Lynx, an anatomy plate and a skeleton plate.
Artists and Engravers: Made by 'Georges-Louis Le Clerc, Comte de Buffon' after an anonymous artist. Georges-Louis Le Clerc, Comte de Buffon (1707-1788). French naturalist, mathematician, biologist, cosmologist and author. Buffon's views influenced the next two generations of naturalists, including Jean-Baptiste Lamarck and Charles Darwin. The engravers in this work are B. de Bakker, C. Brouwer, O. de Vries, C.F. Fritzsch (1719-c.1772), Reinier Vinkeles (1741-1816), H. Vinkeles, Mittelj, G.S., R. Oakes, Fringham and Hulk after Jacques de Seve (active 1744-1788), Buvee and others.
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Subject: 3 Antique prints, titled: 'Der Luchs' - Tome I.B - Plate XXI-XXIII: 'Der Luchs.' (The Lynx). A complete set of three plates: a depiction of the Lynx, an anatomy plate and a skeleton plate.
Condition: Very good, given age. Some stains in margin. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
Size (in cm): The overall size is ca. 20 x 26 cm. The image size is ca. 15 x 18.5 cm.
Size (in inch): The overall size is ca. 7.9 x 10.2 inch. The image size is ca. 5.9 x 7.3 inch.
Medium: Engraving on laid paper.
Location: C81-18
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