4 Antique Prints-POLYP-HYDRA-CNIDARIA-84/87-Rosel van Rosenhof-1765

Verlag: Erscheinungsdatum: 1765

4 Antique prints, titled: 'Historiae Polyporum. Tab. LXXXIV-LXXXVII.' - Set of four plates: 'De bruine Polyp, met hoornvormige Armen, die dezelven, onder alle andere soorten, het langste kan uitstrekken' (The brown Polyp, with horn-shaped Arms, that can stretch those the longest of all species). This shows a species of Hydra, a genus from the phylum Cnidaria, class Hydrozoa. From the Fourth Volume, First Part (Vierde deels, Ie Stuk) of "De Natuurlyke Historie der Insecten […]", by Rosel von Rosenhof. Commentary and text for this work were written by C.F.C. Kleemann. Haarlem and Amsterdam: C.H. Bohn and H. Gartman, 1765-1782. This is the much superior Dutch ed. on better paper and even better colouring. Corresponding text pages available on request. Engraving with superb handcolouring on hand laid (verge) paper. Watermark: C & I Honig Made by 'A.I. Rosel van Rosenhof' after own design. Augustus Johannes Rosel von Rosenhof (1705-59) was a German miniature painter, and naturalist and entomologist. Roesel studied painting with his father and uncle, and later with the renowned Preisler in Nuremberg. While living in Copenhagen, he became inspired by the work of Maria Sibylla Merian. He returned to Nuremberg to devote himself largely to entomological studies and illustration, aided by his wife who hand colored his drawings and his son in law, who assisted in the publishing of his superbly illustrated scientific works. Roesel also did much of the engraving for his works. Very good, given age. Some faint soiling and/or staining in the margin edges. Image faintly browned. Faint offsetting of the opposite text page. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully. The overall size is ca. 21.5 x 27.5 cm. The image size is ca. 13 x 17.5 cm. The overall size is ca. 8.5 x 10.8 inch. The image size is ca. 5.1 x 6.9 inch. Storage location: C341-11. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 65065

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Erscheinungsdatum: 1765
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