Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière,
18th century copper-engravings with original hand-colour
Animal prints, based on he work of Georges-Louis Leclerc, count de Buffon, who attempted to systematically present all existing knowledge in the fields of natural history, geology, and anthropology in a single publication. Framed in dark wood. 'Mustela Lutra Linn Canadensis'.
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