Descripción
ALSO AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD AT HIGH DPI RESOLUTION, PLEASE EMAIL FOR INFO. Exquisite circa 1860s Hand Colored Engraving - Antique Art Print MAMMALIA Order: Marsupialia - Genera: Phalangista. Perameles. Didelphis - Families: Phalangistidae, Peramelidae, Didelphidae CLOSE UP ABOVE OF PART OF THE PRINT - TO SHOW NICE DETAIL OF THE HAND COLOURED ENGRAVING Dids Virginiana. Virginian Opossum Phala. Gliriformis. Mouse like Phalangista Pers. Obesula. Spiny Bandicoot ARTIST: Chas. LANDSEER - ENGRAVER: J. W. LOWRY PUBLISHED BY WILLIAM MACKENZIE, GLASGOW, EDINGBURGH, LONDON & NEW YORK Approximate Overall Size: 7 X 10 1/2 inches - (18 x 26.5 cm) FROM THE MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY c. 1860 - BY SIR JOHN RICHARDSON, AUTHOR OF THE FAUNA BOREALI AMERICANA, ARCTIC SEARCH AFTER SIR JOHN FRANKLIN - WILLIAM S. DALLAS, CURATOR OF YORK MUSEUM: AUTHOR OF TREATISE ON ZOOLOGY, ELEMENTS OF ENTOMOLOGY - T. SPENCER COBBOLD, EMERITUS CURATOR OF ANATOMICAL MUSEUM, UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH, AND FORMERLY LECTURER ON BOTANY, ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL, LONDON - WILLIAM BAIRD, AUTHOR OF NATURAL HISTORY OF BRITISH ENTOMOSTRACA; CYCLOPAEDIA OF THE NATURAL SCIENCES, &C. - ADAM WHITE, AUTHOR OF POPULAR TREATISES ON ZOOLOGY, INSECTS, CRUSTACEA, &C. - CURATORS IN THE ZOOLOGICAL DEPARTMENT OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. BANDICOOT: Any of several large rats of the genera Bandicota and Nesokia of southeast Asia or any of several ratlike marsupials of the family Peramelidae, of Australia and adjacent islands, that feed on insects and plants and have a long, tapering snout and elongated hind legs. - OPOSSUM: Any of various nocturnal, usually arboreal marsupials of the family Didelphidae, especially Didelphis marsupialis of the Western Hemisphere, having a thick coat of hair, a long snout, and a long prehensile tail. The word opossum takes us back to the earliest days of the American colonies. The settlement of Jamestown, Virginia, was founded in 1607 by the London Company, chartered for the planting of colonies. PHALANGISTA: Any arboreal marsupial of the genus Phalangista. The vulpine phalangist (P. vulpina) is the largest species, the full grown male being about two and a half feet long. It has a large bushy tail. CONDITION: Suitable browning from age with mild soiling. Very Good Condition. Images are sharp and clear with beautiful detail and in Very Good Condition. Blank on Reverse side. Printed on heavier paper. This exquisite engraving would look lovely framed. An art supply store can provide you with a selection of frames for old art treasures. We do have more than 1 in stock of some of these so the image shown may be a stock photo, so please do contact US with any concerns about condition. N° de ref. del artículo 5442
Contactar al vendedor
Denunciar este artículo
