Original Oliver Goldsmith 1852 antique copper engraved prints in AR70 Artglass and mounts in limed rope twist picture frame, price per item

This hand-coloured copper-plate engraving is from Oliver Goldsmith's “A History of the Earth and Animated Nature” (1728-1774). The first edition (in eight volumes) appeared in London in 1774. The work sought to draw together virtually all that was known about the planet earth, its plants and animals, and even its human inhabitants described from a biological perspective. Goldsmith's Animated Nature went through over twenty editions into the Victorian era and served as a popular source of information about the natural world and his work became the source of what countless individuals in the English-speaking world knew about the natural world around them. Published by Archibald Fullarton and Company a Glasgow based publisher operating towards the end of the nineteenth century. The company produced a number of atlases, and books containing maps, including Fullarton's Parliamentary Gazetteer Of England And Wales and The Royal Illustrated Atlas, Of Modern Geography. The engraving is in very good condition with slight age-related toning. Price is per item. Please use photos as a full description of these wonderful original engravings. Some very minor spots or pickling which are age related. Size: Outside measurement 325mm x 250mm. 8 available plus another 16 in stock if looking to mix and match a set