Antique print-NATURAL HISTORY-CRYSTALLOGRAPHY-ADAMANTINE-FELSPAR-Rees-1820

Subject: Part Crystallography. Plate I titled: Adamantine Spar, Felspar. It shows: A total of 18 figures of crystal and rock forms.

Condition: Excellent, given age. General age-related toning and mild foxing. Please study scan carefully.

Medium: original etching/engraving on a velin type watermarked paper.

Size (in cm): The overall size is ca. 21 x 27 cm. The image size is ca. 16.5 x 21.5 cm.

Size (in inch): The overall size is ca. 8.3 x 10.6 inch. The image size is ca. 6.5 x 8.5 inch.

Part Number: 35043

Location: (PCO) C228-19

Description: This original antique print originates from Rees' 'The Cyclopaedia; or, Universal Dictionary opf Arts, Sciences and Literature'. This important 19th-century encyclopedic work was published in serialized form from 1802 to 1820. The entire Cyclopaedia consisted of 39 volumes of text, 5 volumes of plates and an atlas.

Artists and Engravers: Engraved by Wilson Lowry after Sydenham Teast Edwards.