Date of Printing: 1847 • Medium: Engraving (hand colored) • Subject Category: Natural History - Mammals • Signed: Unsigned • Period Created: Romantic (1800 - 1899) • Plate Size HxWxD cm: 21.5 x 16.5 • Leaf Paper Size HxW cm: 26 x 20 • Style: Original Vintage • Print on Verso: Blank on verso, but with text ghosting • Condition: Excellent, with minor toning at edges • Edition Type: Limited Edition • Paper Type: Woven • Framed: Print only
Three sloths from the "Das Buch der Welt" ("Book of the World"), 1847, Stuttgart. Plate 30, hand-colored engraving. Wonderful example of original, hand-colored German engraving. Excellent condition, with slight toning at edges. Ghosting of letter print on verso.