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![fig. 1. Das Virginfische Beutelthier; fig. 2 Das graue Beutelthier; fig. 3 Das gefleckte Beutelthier; fig. 4 Das langschwäzige Beutelhtier; fig. 5 Das rattenähnliche Känguruh [kangaroo] - Antique Print from 1805](https://antiqueprintmaproom.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/MG_6238-copy.jpg "fig. 1. Das Virginfische Beutelthier; fig. 2 Das g… Australian - General")
C1805
fig. 1. Das Virginfische Beutelthier; fig. 2 Das g…
Early c.19th engraving of Australian mammals. From Bertuch, Bilderbuk fur Kinder
$A 145
S/N: BFKI-051171-ANI-AA–430530
(C108)
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Full Title:
fig. 1. Das Virginfische Beutelthier; fig. 2 Das g…
Date:
C1805
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
Copper engraving with original hand colouring
Image Size:
210mm
x 145mm
AUTHENTICITY
![fig. 1. Das Virginfische Beutelthier; fig. 2 Das graue Beutelthier; fig. 3 Das gefleckte Beutelthier; fig. 4 Das langschwäzige Beutelhtier; fig. 5 Das rattenähnliche Känguruh [kangaroo] - Antique Print from 1805](https://antiqueprintmaproom.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/guarantee_seal_update.svg "fig. 1. Das Virginfische Beutelthier; fig. 2 Das g… Australian - General")
Genuine antique
dated:
1805
Description:
Early c.19th engraving of Australian mammals.
From Bertuch, Bilderbuk fur Kinder
Collections:
National Library Australia: Bib ID 978701
National Library Australia: Bib ID 978701
Friedrich Johann Justin Bertuch (1747 - 1822)
Bertuch was a successful entrepreneur and a man of the Age of Enlightenment Bertuch had been orphaned at the age of15 and lived with his uncle. He pursued an education in theology and law eventually became a publisher and the largest employer in his home town of Weimar. This image is from the first pictorial encyclopedia for children Bilderbuch fur Kinderwhich was a landmark in educational publishing.
![Phalangista nana. [Possum] Australian - General](https://antiqueprintmaproom.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/mg_0952_copy-270x167.jpg "Phalangista nana. [Possum] Australian - General")
