Inexpensive, Original, Antique Art
Cart 0
BUFFON'S ANTIQUE AMIMAL PRINTS

Sandtique Rare Prints

Buffon & Sonnini's "Histoire Naturelle" - "LE CANNA" - Hand Col Eng - 1799

$ 22.49


 

RARE, ANTIQUE HAND-COLORED COPPER ENGRAVED ANIMAL PRINT

This 217 year old print is from Count de Buffon & Charles Nicolas Sonnini's  "HISTOIRE NATURELLE GENERALE ET PARTICULARE".  It was published in 1799. The engraver was J.B. Racine.

Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon (1707 –  1788) was a French naturalist, mathematician, cosmologist, and encyclopedic author. His works influenced the next two generations of naturalists, including Jean-Baptiste Lamarck and Georges Cuvier. Buffon published thirty-six quarto volumes of his Histoire naturelle during his lifetime; with additional volumes based on his notes and further research being published in the two decades following his death. It has been said that "Truly, Buffon was the father of all thought in natural history in the second half of the 18th century."

In 1739 he was appointed head of the Parisian Jardin du Roi with the help of Maurepas; he held this position to the end of his life. Buffon was instrumental in transforming the Jardin du Roi into a major research center and museum; he also enlarged it, arranging the purchase of adjoining plots of land and acquiring new botanical and zoological specimens from all over the world. He was made Comte de Buffon in 1773. He died in Paris in 1788.

This hand-colored copper engraving print (the size of the picture) is about 3 1/2" x 5 1/2" on a page that is about 5 " x 8 ". It is in  good condition with slight age toning.   The print is suitable for framing and would be an excellent gift.

The print that is being sold is of:

  "LE CANNA"

___________________________________________

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

SHIPPING 

SANDTIQUE charges a Flat Fee for Domestic & International shipping.

In the U.S., your Fixed Rate cost is $3.00. Each additional print ships free.  If you buy five (5) or more prints, at the same time, worldwide shipping is free.

For all other countries, your Fixed Rate cost is $6.00. Each additional print ships free. If you buy five (5) or more prints, shipping is free.

CONSIDER GOING BACK & BUYING MORE PRINTS.

PAYMENT

SANDTIQUE'S preferred payment method is PayPal.

TERMS OF PAYMENT

SANDTIQUE guarantees that the prints and books sold are from the year stated. If the print is not as stated and you want to return it, you have 7 days to do so. You will be reimbursed with your choice of replacement prints or cash through Paypal.

LOWEST PRICE GUARANTEE

SANDTIQUE'S mission is to offer its prints at the "Best Value" on the Internet. If you find an exact print at a lower price please send us the link and we will match the price. This is for fixed price, identical, single prints from the same publication & year and in equal condition. Variable price auction items are not included.


Powered by eBay Turbo Lister
The free listing tool. List your items fast and easy and manage your active items.

Share this Product


More from this collection

Follow @SANDTIQUE