The Water Rail, Le Rale D'Eau - 1780 de Seve/Buffon Print CLEARANCE

Method of payment c1780 de Seve Copper Plate Engraved Bird Print SUBJECT/TOPIC: The Water Rail, Le Rale D'Eau.This engraved print belongs to the collection "Histoire Naturelle de Buffon". CLEARANCE PRINT - SOLD AS IS -- INSPECT PHOTO.Offered for study and/or historical interest. Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE PUBLISHED DATE 1780 ENGRAVER/ARTIST **/ de Seve SOURCE Naturelle de Buffon. Highly decorative engraving published by Buffon, a French naturalist, mathematician, biologist, cosmologist and author. Le Comte de Buffon was struck by the diversity of life and was not content with existing explanations of the natural world. 100 years before Darwin, Buffon, in his Histoire Naturelle, a 44 volume encyclopedia describing everything known about the natural world, was considering common ancestry of man and apes. NOTES Blank on reverse. PRINT (PAGE) SIZE: approx 9.5 X 7.5 INCHES CONDITION CLEARANCE PRINT - SOLD AS IS -- INSPECT PHOTO. TYPE INFO B/W copper plate engraved print. Note: The picture makes this engraving whiter than it actually is. The actual color is a light crème with typical age toning. CLICK HERE TO SEE OTHER BUFFON ANIMAL PRINTS Condition: See photo. International buyers are responsible for all import fees and taxes. Shipping costs: My shipping costs are calculated on three factors - getting your item to you as quickly as possible, as cost effectively as possible, and as safely as possible. I pride myself in providing optimal protection. I use First Class or Priority Mail on most small items; Parcel Post on larger items; and Media Mail on books and magazines. You may request expedited shipment if you are willing to pay costs. History-On-Paper Item# 224-9141