1812 Antique Hand Coloured Botanical Engraving Cashew Nut Tree Nutmeg Coffee

  
Rare Hand Coloured Engraving From Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon'Histoire Naturelle' - William Smellie 1785 English Translation Published in London - 1812 EDITION. Freshly mounted in mounted, backed and sealed ready for framing, good overall condition condition considering its 200+ years old, there is a per the pictures, marks, rubs, discoloration and foxing commensurate with age, some yellowing of the paper, and age spots. You will receive the item pictured, so the pictures are integral to the condition report and listing. This and the others come from a large private library and have been in the same family for a number of decades. Approx Mount Size: 13.75" x 11.75" Inches. Approx Visible Size of Print: 9.25" x 7.25" Inches APPROX. (7 September 1707 - 16 April 1788) was a French naturalist, mathematician, cosmologist, and encyclopédiste. 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. Ernst Mayr wrote that "Truly, Buffon was the father of all thought in natural history in the second half of the 18th century". Buffon held the position of intendant (director) at the Jardin du Roi, now called the Jardin des Plantes. William Smellie is also noted for his English translation of the famous Histoire Naturelle of the French naturalist Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon. In 1781 Smellie was made keeper and superintendent of the Edinburgh Museum of Natural History.

From 1782 he had William Creech as his business partner. This item is in the category "Art\Art Prints".london" and is located in this country: GB. This item can be shipped worldwide.

1. Size: Medium (up to 36in.)
2. Region of Origin: United Kingdom
3. Print Surface: Paper
4. Colour: Multi-Colour
5. Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
6. Date of Creation: Antique (Pre-1900)
7. Publisher: William Smellie
8. Item Height: 13.75\
9. Item Width: 11.75\
10. Type: Print
11. Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
12. Unit of Sale: Single Piece
13. Handmade: Yes
14. Artist: Georges-Louis Leclerc
15. Production Technique: Engraving
16. Framing: Mounted
17. Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
18. Style: Traditional
19. Material: Engraving
20. Unit Quantity: 1
21. Theme: Natural History, Botanical
22. Time Period Produced: 1800-1849
23. Features: Backed and Sealed, Fixed Mount, Backed Sealed & Fixed Mount, Not suitable for removal from mount, Matted
24. Image Orientation: Portrait
25. Subject: Natural History
26. Item Length: 13.75\
27. Year of Production: 1812
28. Place of Publication / Printing: England
29. Folio: Histoire Naturelle
30. Visible Size of Print: 9.25\
31. Listed by Self-Representing Artist?: No
32. Width (Inches): 11.75\
33. Originality: Original
34. Height (Inches): 13.75\