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Flora and Fauna
Antique Print of Kangaroo and a 'Javanese' Pangolin in Australia, c.1825
$290
€260 · £220
Original print, not a reproduction
Ships worldwide from the Netherlands, insured and tracked. 14-day returns.
- Date
- 1825
- Sheet size
- 9.3 × 12.6 in (23.5 × 32 cm)
- Condition
- Good. GoodWear consistent with age and use.
- Island
- Java
- Collection
- Flora and Fauna
- Period
- Raffles to the Cultivation System, 1800 to 1849
- Stock no.
- f_26299902
What the condition grades mean
- Excellent
- Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
- Very good
- Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
- Good
- Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
- Fair
- Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.
Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.
A antique print depicting a 'Wolliger Kanguruh' (a kangaroo) and a 'Iavanisches Schuppenthier' (a Pangolin, a scaly anteater) from a German publication around 1825-1830.
Heinrich R Schinz (1777, 1861)
Swiss naturalist, who studied medicine and became a physician in Zurich at the age of 21. He became a teacher at the medical institute in 1804 and served on the board and as the secretary for the Zurich Zoological Society. This image is from his Naturhistorische Bilder Gallerie aus dem Theirreiche, published by Karl Joseph Brodtmann who was one of the most accomplished lithographers of his day, as well as a print and book seller in Zurich and Schaffhause.
