Date of Printing: 1849 • Medium: Wood Engraving Print (hand colored) • Subject Category: Natural History - Birds • Signed: Unsigned • Period Created: Romantic (1800 - 1899) • Plate Size HxWxD cm: N/A • Leaf Paper Size HxW cm: 25.5 x 20 • Style: Original Vintage • Print on Verso: Blank on verso, but with text ghosting • Condition: Good, with slight toning at edges • Edition Type: 1st Edition - Limited • Paper Type: Woven • Framed: Print only
Original wood engraving, hand-colored, of two Grouse birds from the fine German picture-book: "Das Buch der Welt, ein Inbegriff des Wissenswürdigsten und Unterhaltendsten aus den Gebieten der Naturgeschichte, Naturlehre, Länder- und Völkerkunde, Weltgeschichte, Götterlehre etc." (The Book of the World); published by Carl Hoffmann, 1842 - 1872
Condition: Good, some text shadowing; minor toning, small marking at bottom right margin. Please see photos.