1775 best Engraving of the Mandrill Baboon, Original Hand Colored Antique Print, Schreber's Fantastic Animals

Original hand-colored copper engraving of Mandrill Monkey originally classified in the baboon family. It was engraved by Johann Nussbiegel after an illustration by Johann Eberhard Ihle. It is from Johann Christian Daniel Schreber's Animal Illustrations after Nature, also known as "Schreber's Fantastic Animals," and was published in Germany, 1775. It is on early hand-laid paper and is an original antique print, not a modern reproduction.

Dimensions (sheet size):
Approx. 8-1/2" x 11” best

Condition:
Very good. Some wear/toning to edge at top right, but otherwise clean with excellent hand color.

It will be packaged in a sealed plastic sleeve on a backing and will ship within a rigid mailer for protection.


Other antique lithographs and engravings of birds and animals can be found in our shop at:
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