Description: About this listing - This listing is for the Jardine prints pictured. Because every monitor displays differently, expect that there will be some variance between what you see on the monitor and how the prints will look in your hands. The images of the prints posted on this listing are as representative of the actual print as I could make them. These prints are in good condition over all. Some foxing, toning, and offset may visible, I have noted any of these conditions both in the condition description above and in the condition notes below. All prints in this listing are authentic hand colored antique prints, and are around 160 years old. About the work - The Naturalist's Library was the first successful attempt to make natural history accessible to the general public. This work was published across decades and had volumes for a large number of specific animal groups. The noted Scottish ornithologist Sir William Jardine set out to describe and illustrate all animals, birds and insects through this series. Engraver William H. Lizars wanted to make the plates as showy as possible to attract attention, and created the engraving plates in steel - not the traditional copper - to create a very fine line on the small area, each page measures approximately 4 1/4" by 6 1/2" inches. Each animal was then hand-colored before publication. No title page will be included Condition notes for this listing - Print is in good condition on toned paper with slightly darker edge toning. About Condition Terms - Toning or Age toning - Toning is the darkening of paper over time. Toning comes in varying degree, from creamy white to very tanned, and is very common in antique prints. Foxing - Foxing is distinct darkening of the paper in small or large spots. Foxing can happen in one fair sized spot or it can be "freckled" all over the paper (and all possible combinations). Offset or Text offset - Offset happens when the print has been in direct contact with a page of text for an extended period of time. Offset can be dark where the ink has smudged or transferred onto the print, or light when the acids in the ink have burned (toned) the facing print. Trimmed - Trimming happens (usually during the binding process) when one or more margins (top, bottom, left or right) is cut down to fit in the selected binding. Unfortunately, trimming can sometimes effect the image area inside the plate mark. Plate Mark - The area that the image occupies. If you look closely at a copper plate engraving you can see the depression where the copper plate was pressed into the paper while the image was being printed, that is the plate mark. Soiling - Any mark on the paper that isn't part of the printing process. Remember, these prints came from a magazine that was later bound into volumes. Sometimes people aren't very careful with books and magazines and often handle them without washing their hands (this may be especially true of botanical magazine that was marketed to, avid, wealthy gardeners). So, there may be actual dirt on the 200ish year old print. Note on Shipping - These prints will be shipped rolled. Rolling is cost effective & non-damaging. Many top tier print dealers roll their prints for shipment. Once your prints arrive, unroll them and put them between two heavy books for a couple of days and they should flatten out beautifully. Alternatively, your framer can press them out.
Price: 12.99 USD
Location: Spokane, Washington
End Time: 2025-01-11T17:33:07.000Z
Shipping Cost: 3.75 USD
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Item Specifics
Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Size: Small (up to 12in.)
Region of Origin: London, UK
Handmade: No
Artist: William Jardine
Production Technique: Steel Plate Engraving
Framing: Unframed
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Custom Bundle: No
Style: Vintage, Science Illustration, Scientific Illustration, Vintage Science, Antique Science, Vintage Scientific Illustration, Antique Scientific Illustration
Item Height: n/a
Item Width: 4.25 in
Material: Engraving
Theme: Science, Biology, Entomology, Lifecycle
Time Period Produced: 1800-1849
Personalize: No
Type: Print
Title: Neogama Moth
Features: Hand Coloring
Image Orientation: Portrait
Subject: Moth, Caterpillar, Insects
Certificate of Authenticity (COA): No
Culture: Scientific
Item Length: 6.5 in
Signed: No
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Year of Production: 1830's - 1860's
Unit of Sale: Single Piece
Width (Inches): 6.5
Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
Height (Inches): 4.25
Print Surface: Paper
Date of Creation: 1800-1899
