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Auction 197, Lot 711

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"[Lot of 2] Bewohner von Van Diemens Land [and] Bewohner von Van Diemens Land", Schinz, Heinrich R.

Subject: Tasmania, Natives

Period: 1830 (circa)

Publication: Naturhistorische Abbildungen der Saeugethiere

Color: Black & White

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Heinrich Rudolf Schinz was a teacher of medicine and natural history in Zurich. He produced a series of illustrated books on natural history from 1824-52 on humans, mammals, birds, amphibians and fish. This pair of prints were lithographed by Karl Joseph Brodtmann and published in Naturhistorische Abbildungen der Saeugethiere, Schinz' volume on mammals, which included humans from non-European countries. The pair depict inhabitants from Tasmania.

A. Bewohner von Van Diemens Land, (9.5 x 6.3").
B. Bewohner von Van Diemens Land, (5.8 x 10.0").

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Condition: A

Marginal soiling.

Estimate: $80 - $95

Sold for: $60

Closed on 4/24/2024

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