Description: 'PL.VII . 1. LA QUATRE-RAIES. 2. LA COULEUVRE D`ESCULAPE (..).'Original antique print showing 1. Elaphe quatuorlineata: four-lined snake, Bulgarian ratsnake. 2. Aesculapian snake (now Zamenis longissimus, previously Elaphe longissima). Made by Abraham Jacobsz Hulk after Buffon-Lacepede. Engraving / etching on hand-laid (verge) paper. Sheet size: 22.5 x 28.5 cm (8.86 x 11.22 inch). Image size: 15 x 20 cm. (5.91 x 7.87 inch). Condition: very good, given age. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully. FOUR LINED SNAKE-AESCULAPIAN PCO-A35-26 BACKGROUND INFORMATION From: Histoire Naturelle Des Quadrupedes Ovipares Et Des Serpens [= Histoire Naturelle, Vols. XXXVII-XXXVIII]. Nouvelle Edition. Dordrecht, A. Blussé And Son, 1799. By : Buffon, Georges Louis Leclerc and Bernard Germain Etienne De La Ville-Sur-Illon, Comte De Lacepede. From the reptile and amphibian section of Buffon's monumental work on the general and particular natural history. Many species (frogs, snakes, lizards, salamanders, turtles, etc.) are depicted in their natural habitat. The work is here in the new edition published at Amsterdam and Dordrecht, the only quarto edition to rival the original French Imprimerie Royale edition.
Price: 70 USD
Location: Overasselt
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Shipping Cost: 20 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Date of Creation: Pre-1800
Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
Subject: Animals
Height (Inches): 11.22
Width (Inches): 8.86
Print Surface: Paper
Type: Print
Artist: Abraham Jacobsz Hulk, Buffon-Lacepede
Material: Engraving
Year of Production: 1799
