Set of 4 Antique Prints of Various Insects Including the Human Flea and Others

Reference
BG-12902-56, BG-12902-75, BG-12902-58, BG-12902-57
Region
Americas
Category
Engraving
Sheet size
24.0 x 19.5 cm (9.4 x 7.7 in)
Condition
Good
Availability
Available
Price
EUR 640

Set of four original antique prints of various insects including the grain weevil, human flea, human louse, the great water scorpion, Surinam water scorpion, harlequin beetle and the sabertooth longhorn beetle. These prints originate from 'Bilderbuch fur Kinder' by F.J. Bertuch. Friedrich Johann Bertuch (1747-1822) was a German publisher and man of arts most famous for his 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with 1,200 engraved plates on natural history, science, costume, mythology, etc., published from 1790-1830.

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