Exquisite circa 1860s Hand Colored Engraving - Antique Print

MAMMALIA - ORDER OF BOVIDAE

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AMERICAN BISON,TIBET SHEEP,ROCKY MOUNTAIN SHEEP

ARTIST: FINCH - ENGRAVER: J. W. LOWRY

FROM THE MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY c. 1860 - BY SIR JOHN RICHARDSON, AUTHOR OF THE FAUNA BOREALI AMERICANA, ARCTIC SEARCH AFTER SIR JOHN FRANKLIN - WILLIAM S. DALLAS, CURATOR OF YORK MUSEUM: AUTHOR OF TREATISE ON ZOOLOGY, ELEMENTS OF ENTOMOLOGY - T. SPENCER COBBOLD, EMERITUS CURATOR OF ANATOMICAL MUSEUM, UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH, AND FORMERLY LECTURER ON BOTANY, ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL, LONDON - WILLIAM BAIRD, AUTHOR OF NATURAL HISTORY OF BRITISH ENTOMOSTRACA; CYCLOPAEDIA OF THE NATURAL SCIENCES, &C. - ADAM WHITE, AUTHOR OF POPULAR TREATISES ON ZOOLOGY, INSECTS, CRUSTACEA, &C. - CURATORS IN THE ZOOLOGICAL DEPARTMENT OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM.

PUBLISHED BY WILLIAM MACKENZIE, GLASGOW, EDINGBURGH, LONDON & NEW YORK

Approximate Overall Size: 7 X 10 1/2 inches

CONDITION: WATERMARK IS NOT ON THE ACTUAL PRINT. Suitable browning from age with spotting & soiling, otherwise still in Very Good Condition. Images are sharp and clear with beautiful detail and in Very Good Condition. Blank on Reverse side. Printed on heavier paper. This exquisite engraving would look lovely framed. An art supply store can provide you with a selection of frames for old art treasures.