Mark Catesby – Lacertus Ominum Maximus – The Alligator and the Mangrove Tree
Lacertus omnium maximus, Crocodilus: The Alligator from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands “The Largeness, Strength,
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Mark Catesby – Lacertus Cauda Caerulia – Plate LXVII – The Guana
Lacertus Indicus – The Guana – 18th Century Copperlate Engraving Original Hand-coloring Catesby described the Lizard thus: “This kind of
Mark Catesby – Species from the Bahamas – Acacia Tree and Butterfly
Acacia foliis amplioribus; siliquis cincinnatis.- “In the Bahama Islands these Trees grow to about fifteen Inches in Thickness, and thirty
Mark Catesby – Plate XCIII – Flowering Plants from the Bahamas
18th Century copperplate engraving with original gand-coloring from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands Plate XCIII
Mark Catesby – Plate XCVII – Anguis viridis (Green Snake) – Cassena Vera
Anguis Viridis: The Green Snake – From Mark Catesby – The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands
Mark Catesby – The Ribbon Snake and Winter’s Bark
Anguis Gracilis Fuscus: The Ribbon-Snake 18th Century Copperlate Engraving by Mark Catesby with original Hand-coloring “This is a slender Snake,
Iconographie des Pigeons by Charles-Lucien Bonaparte
Bonaparte’s fine collection of portraits of pigeons was intended to appear in thirty monthly installments (livraisons) with a total of
Francois Nicolas Martinet – Birds from Encyclopedie
Original 18th Century copperplate print after a drawing by Francois Nicolas Martinet – one of the most famous bird illustrators
Charming 1911 Plans for Oeri-Preiswerk Home in Riehen, Switzerland
We fell in love with this beautiful architectural drawing for the complete fairy tale charm of the form of the
Study of Poppies – Original Floral Composition by Louis Curtat
Elegant composition of red poppies. Dimensions: 62 x 47 cm Condition: Outer edges of sheet torn, with several tears coming in
Flowering Rush, Butomus – Original Watercolor Sketch by Louis Curtat
Beautiful original watercolor study of a wildflower we believe to be Butomus umbellatus or flowering rush Swiss artist Louis Curtat. Dimensions: Condition:
Purple Irises – Original Watercolor Sketch by Louis Curtat
Beautiful original watercolor study of irises by the Swiss artist Louis Curtat. Dimensions: 46 x 58 cm Condition: Soiling and
Bicolored Purple and Caramel Irises – Watercolor by Louis Curtat
Beautiful original watercolor study of Purple and Yellow or Caramel Bicolor Irises by Swiss artist Louis Curtat. Dimensions: 46 x
18th Century View of Cully on Lake Geneva – Antique Engraving
Beautiful original 18th Century copperplate engraving entitled “Vue Prise Au Dessus de Cueilly” from Baron Zurlauben’s Tableaux de la Suisse.
Antique Engraving – Solothurn, Switzerland, Guckkastenblatt
Perspective Vue or Vue d’Optique of the city of Solothurn in Switzerland.
Grande Galerie de Versailles – 18th Century Perspective View Engraving
Perspective View of Versailles Title on Engraving: “Vue de la Grande Galerie de Versailles prise du Sallon de la Paix
Morocco – Perspective View, Vue d’Optique (Sold)
Morocco – Vue d’Optique Perspective View Title on Engraving: Vue de la Ville de Mantralle dans le Royaume de Maroch
Colombo, Ceylon, Perspective View, Vue D’Optique (Sold)
The Port of Colombo, Ceylon 18th Century Perspective View of Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka) This brightly colored perspective view shows
Perspective View – Chinese Temple – 18th Century Engraving
Chinese Temple – Vue d’Optique Title on Engraving: “Vue d’un Temple Chinois – Le Grande Kia-cheu de la Chine, ou
Barracks of the Swiss Guards – Les Cent Suisses – 18th Century Engraving
Perspective View – Barracks of the Swiss Guards Title on Engraving: Vue Perspective de la grande Rue de S. Denis
The Diplomacy of War Symbolist Engraving by Swiss Artist Hans Eggimann (Sold)
Haunting allegorical engraving by the Swiss symbolist artist Hans Eggimann entitled “Kriegs Diplomatie” (War Diplomacy). A dark helmeted figure strides