18th Century Seashell Engravings
SKU
WD7632950
Set of ten original 18th Century Dutch monochrome engravings of Seashells by Georg Eberard Rumphius from "Thesaurus Imaginum Piscium Testaceorum".
Presented in hand decorated silver-gilt/mirrored frames.
Rumphius was employed by the Dutch East India Company and spent the greater part of his life on the Island of Ambon, (part of present day Indonesia) a small but important trading centre. A brilliant field naturalist Rumphius was far ahead of his time in terms of accurate recording of all aspects of local ecology.
Circa 1750.
- Size Guide
- H: 49 cm (19 5/16")
- W: 37 cm (14 9/16")
- D: 2 cm (0 13/16")
Condition | Good |
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Country | Holland |
Materials & Techniques | Paper, Printed |
Style | Country House |
Period | 18th Cent and Earlier |
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