FULL PAGE ENGRAVING OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS 1764
Just a hair under 260 years old we got this full page engraving from a 1764 edition of 'A New and Complete Dictionary of Arts and Sciences;' the fourth volume, part two. Depicting a Zebra, Zibethicus (or more commonly known as a Muskrat), a Xyris flower, a Xeranthemum flower in several stages, a Xiphias [Galdius] otherwise known as a Swordfish, and a [Sphyrna] Zygæna or a Hammerhead shark. In a standing/hanging wood and glass frame. Cover page not included.
Just a hair under 260 years old we got this full page engraving from a 1764 edition of 'A New and Complete Dictionary of Arts and Sciences;' the fourth volume, part two. Depicting a Zebra, Zibethicus (or more commonly known as a Muskrat), a Xyris flower, a Xeranthemum flower in several stages, a Xiphias [Galdius] otherwise known as a Swordfish, and a [Sphyrna] Zygæna or a Hammerhead shark. In a standing/hanging wood and glass frame. Cover page not included.
Just a hair under 260 years old we got this full page engraving from a 1764 edition of 'A New and Complete Dictionary of Arts and Sciences;' the fourth volume, part two. Depicting a Zebra, Zibethicus (or more commonly known as a Muskrat), a Xyris flower, a Xeranthemum flower in several stages, a Xiphias [Galdius] otherwise known as a Swordfish, and a [Sphyrna] Zygæna or a Hammerhead shark. In a standing/hanging wood and glass frame. Cover page not included.