unbound
1830 · Dusseldorf
by GOLDFUSS, Georg August
Dusseldorf, 1830. unbound. Lithograph with hand color. Measures 24 1/8" x 18 1/8". An elegant lithograph of a striped skunk with an inset image of the animal's teeth. The "Natural Atlas" was a serial publication released during the mid 19th century featuring large, hand-colored lithographs of various animals, including birds, mammals, reptiles and more. Includes watermark that reads J WHATMAN. Creasing and toning. Rare. Georg August Goldfuss (1782-1848) was a German paleontologist, botanist, and zoologist. In 1820, he coined the term 'protozoa' to describe single-celled organisms. (Inventory #: 322393)