Search Results: hand colored copper engraved natural history by goldsmith oliver

Blackie & Son, Glasgow, Edinburg & London, 1856; Antique hand colored copper engraving of a grouping of pheasants: Common Peacock, Ring Neck Pheasant, Horned Pheasant, and Silver Pheasant. Plate #54 from Oliver Goldsmith’s "A History Of The Earth And Animated Nature," 1856. Drawn by James Stewart, engraved by J. Bishop. An original plate, not a reproduction. Hinged and matted acid free, ready for framing. Sheet size 6" x 9 3/4", outside matte dimensions 9" x 12". Fine condition. Clean, bright, colors vivid.

Blackie & Son, Glasgow, Edinburg & London, 1856; Antique hand colored copper engraving of four gallinaceous game birds of the Americas: Wild American Turkey, Crested Curassow, Galleated Curassow, and Red Curassow. Plate #55 from Oliver Goldsmith’s "A History Of The Earth And Animated Nature," 1856. Drawn by James Stewart, engraved by J. Bishop. An original plate, not a reproduction. Hinged and matted acid free, ready for framing. Sheet size 6" x 9 3/4", outside matte dimensions 9" x 12". Excellent condition. Clean, bright, colors brilliant.

Blackie & Son, Glasgow, Edinburg & London, 1856; Antique hand colored copper engraving of a Two-Horned African Rhino, Muchoco White Rhino, Indian Rhino, Hippopotamus, and Malay Tapir. Plate #46 from Oliver Goldsmith’s "A History Of The Earth And Animated Nature," 1856. Drawn by James Stewart, engraved by J. Bishop. An original plate, not a reproduction. Hinged and matted acid free, ready for framing. Sheet size 6" x 9 3/4", outside matte dimensions 9" x 12". Fine condition. Clean, crisp, bright.

Blackie & Son, Glasgow, Edinburg & London, 1856; Antique hand colored copper engraving of five species of marsh bird: Common Crane, White Stork, Gigantic Crane, Common Heron, and Little Egret. Plate #67 from Oliver Goldsmith’s "A History Of The Earth And Animated Nature," 1856. Drawn by James Stewart, engraved by J. Brown. An original plate, not a reproduction. Hinged and matted acid free, ready for framing. Sheet size 6" x 9 3/4", outside matte dimensions 9" x 12". Fine condition, clean, bright, colors fresh and vivid. A beautiful print.

Blackie & Son, Glasgow, Edinburg & London, 1856; Antique hand colored copper engraving of a family of wild Asiatic elephants, with a brightly outfitted domesticated elephant bearing his mahout under a howdah canopy visible in the background. Plate #45 from Oliver Goldsmith’s "A History Of The Earth And Animated Nature," 1856. Drawn by James Stewart, engraved by J. Bishop. An original plate, not a reproduction. Hinged and matted acid free, ready for framing. Sheet size 6" x 9 3/4", outside matte dimensions 9" x 12". Fine condition. Clean, bright, colors fresh and vivid. A charming image.

Blackie & Son, Glasgow, Edinburg & London, 1856; Original hand colored copper engraving picturing six species of snake: Anaconda, Pedda Poda, Port Natal Python, Rattlesnake, Black Rattlesnake, and Cobra de Capello. Plate #68 from Oliver Goldsmith’s "A History Of The Earth And Animated Nature," 1856. Drawn by James Stewart, engraved by J. Bishop. An original plate, not a reproduction. Hinged and matted acid free, ready for framing. Sheet size 6" x 9 3/4", outside matte dimensions 9" x 12". Fine condition. Clean, bright, colors fresh and vivid.