Lot 12462: Oliver Goldsmith - Engraving of Whales, Porpoise and Narwhal 1850
This hand-coloured copper-plate engraving is from A History of the Earth and Animated Nature by Oliver Goldsmith (1728-1774) published by A. Fullarton, London 1850.
This work sought to draw together virtually all that was known about the plants and animals on the planet. Goldsmith’s Animated Nature went through over twenty editions into the Victorian era and served as a popular source of information about the natural world.
Sheet size: approx. 6.25 x 9.25 inches
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