1780 Floral Spring Bouquet, Louis Tessier, Folio, Tulip, Poeny, Hand Coloured

Johann Jakob Scheuchzer (1672-1733); engraved by P.A. Kilian. Bible engraving, Noah’s Ark Folio. Dimensions: 38 x 24 cm. Hand coloured This fascinating folio engraving is from Johann Jakob Scheuchzer’s Physica Sacra. The work was published in Augsburg und Ulm between 1731 and 1735. Each engraving features highly decorative borders which feature biblical and scientific depictions. Physica Sacra combined theological and scientific practices in an attempt to reconcile biblical passages with the new sciences of the time. The work is an extraordinary illustrated natural history work, and a great example of the decorative nature of the 18th century copper engraving. Scheuchzer was a founder of paleobotany and European paleontology, as well as a professor of mathematics and physics. He believed the Old Testament was a factual account of the history of the world...

Gould, John and Richard Bowdler Sharpe. The Birds of New Guinea and the Adjacent Papuan Islands. Piezorhynchus Squalmulatus. London, 1875-1888. Paper Size: 380mm x 5...

19th-Century Hand-Coloured Jousting Scene with Vibrant Striped and Floral Caparisons This magnificent original hand-coloured lithograph, produced in 1842, offers a captivating gli...

Rare, original antique print of a bouquet of feverfew (Tanacetum species), tulip (Tulipa variegata) and anemone (Anemone flore simplici). Handcoloured copperplate botanical engraving...