Various Minerals on Two Sheets Engravings Including Gold, Silver and Mercury

Reference
BG-12902-32 & BG-12902-33
Category
Engraving
Sheet size
24.0 x 19.5 cm (9.4 x 7.7 in)
Condition
Fair
Availability
Available
Price
EUR 240

Set of two original antique prints of various minerals. The first plate shows gold 1, silver 2,3, copper dendrite 4, blue copper 5, malachite copper 6, garnet tin 7, tin crystal 8, and tin sand 9. The second plate shows lead 1, iron 2,3,4, mercury 5,6, bismuth 7 and antimony 8. 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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