Antique Print-LIV-RATTLESNAKE-SERPENT-Houttuyn-Linnaeus-Philips-1767

Subject: Antique print, titled: 'Plaat LIV, Afbeelding van de Ratelslangen en Serpenten' - A serpent and a rattlesnake.

Condition: Excellent, given age. Original folds, as issued. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

Medium: Etching and engraving on laid paper.

Size (in cm): The overall size is ca. 27.1 x 21.2 cm. The image size is ca. 24 x 16.2 cm.

Size (in inch): The overall size is ca. 10.7 x 8.3 inch. The image size is ca. 9.4 x 6.4 inch.

Part Number: 60507

Location: C302-18

Description: This attractive original old antique print / plate originates from: 'Natuurlyke Historie of Uitvoerige Beschryving der Dieren, Planten en Mineraalen... Eerste Deels, Elfde Stuk' by F. Houttuyn and J. van der Burgh, published in Amsterdam 1767. (Translation: Natural history or extensive desription of animals, plants and minerals ...) This is essentially a Dutch version of 'Linnaeus Systema Naturae', enlarged, amended and with plates. Eerste deels, elfde stuk.

Artists and Engravers: Made by 'J.C. Philips' after an anonymous artist. Jan Caspar Philips (1690 – 1775), was an engraver from the Northern Netherlands.