Cuvier Fish Seriola, Nomoeus, Temnodon. 56 1817-1849 Le Regne Animal

Fish – Seriola, Nomoeus, Temnodon. Information: This hand-colored engraving is from Georges Cuvier’s. Le Regne Animal Distribue dapres son Organisation. The Animal Kingdom, Distributed According to Its Organization. The prints from this work feature beautiful original hand-coloring, and some of the fish are heightened with silver and gold. It is the first truly complete work in the history of comparative anatomy. Georges Cuvier was a French naturalist and zoologist and established the sciences of comparative anatomy and paleontology. He is credited with proving that extinction occurred. His name is one of the 72 featured on the Eiffel Tower of French scientists, engineers, and mathematicians. “Cuvier’s vast communication network, huge world-wide collections, and extensive ichthyological library, made Paris the center of ichthyology and Cuvier the foremost ichthyologist in the world” T. Pietsch in’Archives of Nat. Hist, 12, 1′ Cuviers. Was the most influential exposition of the typological approach to animal classification, representing the greatest body of zoological facts that had yet been assembled; it served as the standard zoological manual for most of Europe during the first half of the nineteenth century. Guarantee: This print is an original antique print and not a modern reproduction. I guarantee this print to be authentic. Due to its age, some imperfections can be expected. Please view the detailed photo(s) below carefully. If other arrangements need to be made, please contact me. Work: Le Regne Animal Distribue dapres son Organisation or Animal Kingdom. Paper Size: 7″ by 10 1/2″. Special Features: Originally Hand-colored Engraving. Original Descriptive Text: When Available. Condition: The work is in very good condition. There can be some minor marks or light fox marks scattered in the work. To view all our listings , please follow this link or the links below. The item “Cuvier Fish Seriola, Nomoeus, Temnodon. 56 1817-1849 Le Regne Animal” is in sale since Thursday, September 12, 2019. This item is in the category “Antiques\Maps, Atlases & Globes\World Maps”. The seller is “antiqueprint” and is located in Franklin, Tennessee. This item can be shipped worldwide.
  • Primary Material: Paper
  • Maker: Georges Cuvier
  • Country/Region of Origin: France
  • Cartographer/Publisher: Georges Cuvier
  • Printing Technique: Engraving
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • Type: Sea Life
  • Year: 1817-1849
  • Date Range: 1800-1899
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Cuvier Fish Uranoscopus. 17 1817-1849 Le Regne Animal

Information: This hand-colored engraving is from Georges Cuvier’s. Le Regne Animal Distribue dapres son Organisation. The Animal Kingdom, Distributed According to Its Organization. The prints from this work feature beautiful original hand-coloring, and some of the fish are heightened with silver and gold. It is the first truly complete work in the history of comparative anatomy. Georges Cuvier was a French naturalist and zoologist and established the sciences of comparative anatomy and paleontology. He is credited with proving that extinction occurred. His name is one of the 72 featured on the Eiffel Tower of French scientists, engineers, and mathematicians. “Cuvier’s vast communication network, huge world-wide collections, and extensive ichthyological library, made Paris the center of ichthyology and Cuvier the foremost ichthyologist in the world” T. Pietsch in’Archives of Nat. Hist, 12, 1′ Cuviers. Was the most influential exposition of the typological approach to animal classification, representing the greatest body of zoological facts that had yet been assembled; it served as the standard zoological manual for most of Europe during the first half of the nineteenth century. Guarantee: This print is an original antique print and not a modern reproduction. I guarantee this print to be authentic. Due to its age, some imperfections can be expected. Please view the detailed photo(s) below carefully. If other arrangements need to be made, please contact me. Work: Le Regne Animal Distribue dapres son Organisation or Animal Kingdom. Paper Size: 7″ by 10 1/2″. Special Features: Originally Hand-colored Engraving. Original Descriptive Text: When Available. Condition: The work is in very good condition. There can be some minor marks or light fox marks scattered in the work. To view all our listings , please follow this link or the links below. The item “Cuvier Fish Uranoscopus. 17 1817-1849 Le Regne Animal” is in sale since Thursday, September 12, 2019. This item is in the category “Antiques\Maps, Atlases & Globes\World Maps”. The seller is “antiqueprint” and is located in Franklin, Tennessee. This item can be shipped worldwide.
  • Primary Material: Paper
  • Maker: Georges Cuvier
  • Country/Region of Origin: France
  • Cartographer/Publisher: Georges Cuvier
  • Printing Technique: Engraving
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • Type: Sea Life
  • Year: 1817-1849
  • Date Range: 1800-1899
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