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Lot 68288:
Description
This beautifully hand-colored engraving is from Bernard-Germain-Etienne, comte de Lacepede’s
Oeuvres Du Comte De Lacepede. The work was the edition published in Brussels between 1833 and 1839.
Lacepede (1756-1825) was a noble naturalist, survivor of the French revolution, and collaborator of noted publisher Buffon. This work is considered a continuation Buffon’s
Histoire Naturelle, with him publishing the parts on fishees, reptiles, and cetaceans.
Paper Size: ~ 6" by 9 1/4"
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