4 Antique Prints-Le Hamster-View of the Hamster and its skeleton-Buffon-1765

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4 Antique prints, titled: 'Le Hamster' - Tome XIII - Plate XV-XVIII: 'Le Hamster.' (The Hamster). A complete set of four plates: a depiction of the Hamster, two anatomy plates and a skeleton plate. These old antique prints originate from: "Histoire Naturelle Générale et Particuliere.", by de Buffon & Dauberton. Tome XIII - Plate XV-XVIII: 'Le Hamster.' (The Hamster). A complete set of four plates: a depiction of the Hamster, two anatomy plates and a skeleton plate. Engraving on laid paper. 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. Very good, given age. Some foxing. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully. The overall size is ca. 20 x 26 cm. The image size is ca. 15 x 18.5 cm. The overall size is ca. 7.9 x 10.2 inch. The image size is ca. 5.9 x 7.3 inch. Storage location: C81-45. N° de ref. del artículo 74608

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