Treasury of Animal Illustrations: From Eighteenth-Century Sources

by Carol Belanger Grafton

Book Overview

This magnificent sourcebook of animal illustrations, meticulously reproduced from cuts taken from rare eighteenth-century publications, features a wondrous panorama of the animal kingdom -- from long-whiskered rabbits and stately reindeer to plumed pigeons, spiny-finned fish, and magnificently patterned conchs. A comprehensive volume containing more than 600 accurately detailed reproductions of copperplate engravings, this collection depicts the full...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 048625805X
• ISBN13: 9780486258058
• Release Date: May 2012
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.3" x 11.0"