Antique Print-BOA CONSTRICTOR-RATTLESNAKE-Schubert-1878

Price: € 48,50

Subject: Antique print, titled: 'Schlangen' - (a: Boa constrictor - b: Rattlesnake.)
Condition: Excellent, given age. Paper in general more browned towards paper edge as common. Original middle fold, as issued. Paper separation in the top and lower middle fold (not affecting image). General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
Medium: Chromolithograph on wove paper.
Size (in cm): The overall size is ca. 42 x 32 cm. The image size is ca. 36.5 x 26.5 cm.
Size (in inch): The overall size is ca. 16.5 x 12.6 inch. The image size is ca. 14.4 x 10.4 inch.
Part Number: 16260
Location: A63-22
Description: This attractive original old antique print / plate originates from: 'Naturgeschichte des Thier-, Pflanzen- & Mineralreichs in colorirten Bildern nebsterläuterndem Text.', with introductions by G.H. von Schubert, published in Esslingen, Germany by J.F. Schreiber, c. 1878. These plates were intended for 'Anschauungsunterricht für die Jugend in Schulen und Familien.' (translation: Visual learning for youth in schools and families.)

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