Antique Print-AMETHYST-JASPER-SMOKY QUARTZ-CRYSTAL-MINERALOGY-Schubert-1878

Price: € 44,50

Subject: Plate V: This plate deals with precious stones and minerals; amethyst, jasper, chalcedony, smoky quartz etc.

Condition: Good. Some foxing. General age related toning and occasional light staining from handling as visible on image.

Medium: Original line lithograph and chromolithographic colouring on a vellin type paper.

Size (in cm): The overall size is ca. 21 x 32 cm. The image size is ca. 18 x 27.5 cm.

Size (in inch): The overall size is ca. 8.3 x 12.6 inch. The image size is ca. 7.1 x 10.8 inch.

Part Number: 20643

Location: A64-16

Description: This attractive original old antique print / plate originates from: 'Naturgeschichte des Thier-, Pflanzen- & Mineralreichs in colorirten Bildern nebst erlauterndem Text.', with introductions by G.H. von Schubert, published in Esslingen, Germany by J.F. Schreiber, c. 1878. These plates were intended for 'Anschauungsunterricht fur die Jugend in Schulen und Familien.' (translation: Visual learning for youth in schools and families.)

Artists and Engravers: Gotthilf Heinrich von Schubert (1780-1860) was a German physician and naturalist.