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Set of 2 Antique Butterfly Prints 'in Original Handcoloring, '1779'
Located in Langweer, NL
Set of 2 antique entomology prints depicting various butterflies. These prints originate from 'De
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Late 18th Century Antique Entomology Prints
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Set of 3 Antique Butterfly Prints 'Pl. 248' by Cramer, '1779'
Located in Langweer, NL
Set of 3 antique entomology prints depicting various butterflies. These prints originate from 'De
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Set of 3 Antique Butterfly Prints 'Pl. 260' by Cramer, '1779'
Located in Langweer, NL
Set of 3 antique entomology prints depicting various butterflies. These prints originate from 'De
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Set of 2 Antique Butterfly Prints 'Pl. 138' by Cramer, '1779'
Located in Langweer, NL
Set of 2 antique entomology prints depicting various butterflies. These prints originate from 'De
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Late 18th Century Antique Entomology Prints
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Entomological Elegance: An Original Antique Catalogue of Beetles, 1845
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique hand-colored print depicting various beetles. Each beetle is meticulously illustrated
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1840s Antique Entomology Prints
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1845 Entomological Treasury: A Detailed Study of Insect Diversity
Located in Langweer, NL
entomology and the techniques used for scientific illustration at that time.
This print not only serves as a
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Entomological Elegance: A Collection of 19th Century Beetle Engravings
Located in Langweer, NL
naturalists.
The prints within this compendium likely showcase a rich amalgamation of artistic precision and
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Original Antique Print of a Steller Sea Lion
Located in Langweer, NL
Beautiful original old print of a steller sea lion. The Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus), also
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Late 18th Century Antique Entomology Prints
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Original Antique Print of a Lioness and Lion Cubs by Ridinger
Located in Langweer, NL
Beautiful original old print of a lioness and lion cubs. This print originates from Dr. Johann
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Late 18th Century Antique Entomology Prints
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Antique Animal Print of various Insects 'Grasshopper' by C. Hoffmann, 1847
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique Print of a Grasshopper
- **Origin**: Extracted from 'Das Buch der Welt' by Carl Hoffmann
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Mid-19th Century Antique Entomology Prints
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Set of 2 Antique Prints of various Beetles including a Rhinoceros Beetle
Located in Langweer, NL
Set of two hand-colored antique prints depicting many beetles. Source unknown, to be determined
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49. White guava, Manduca sexta
By Maria Sibylla Merian
Located in Columbia, MO
drew them as a child. She began to publish hand-etched and printed catalogues of illustrations in 1679
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18th Century Realist Antique Entomology Prints
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45. Hairy cotton, Helicopis cupido
By Maria Sibylla Merian
Located in Columbia, MO
drew them as a child. She began to publish hand-etched and printed catalogues of illustrations in 1679
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42. Martagon lily, Frog-hopper, Acronicta leporina, Looper, inchworm
By Maria Sibylla Merian
Located in Columbia, MO
drew them as a child. She began to publish hand-etched and printed catalogues of illustrations in 1679
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48. Hibiscus
By Maria Sibylla Merian
Located in Columbia, MO
drew them as a child. She began to publish hand-etched and printed catalogues of illustrations in 1679
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41. Rosa hemisphaerica, Dagger moth
By Maria Sibylla Merian
Located in Columbia, MO
drew them as a child. She began to publish hand-etched and printed catalogues of illustrations in 1679
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18th Century Realist Antique Entomology Prints
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38. Musk-thistle, Syrphid-fly
By Maria Sibylla Merian
Located in Columbia, MO
drew them as a child. She began to publish hand-etched and printed catalogues of illustrations in 1679
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37. Branching larkspur, Peaseblossom moth
By Maria Sibylla Merian
Located in Columbia, MO
drew them as a child. She began to publish hand-etched and printed catalogues of illustrations in 1679
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40. Fennel flower, Iron Prominent
By Maria Sibylla Merian
Located in Columbia, MO
drew them as a child. She began to publish hand-etched and printed catalogues of illustrations in 1679
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35. Common hyacinth, Common tiger, moth
By Maria Sibylla Merian
Located in Columbia, MO
drew them as a child. She began to publish hand-etched and printed catalogues of illustrations in 1679
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29. Arctian, Castnia, Steirodon thoracicm
By Maria Sibylla Merian
Located in Columbia, MO
drew them as a child. She began to publish hand-etched and printed catalogues of illustrations in 1679
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32. Shorthorned grasshopper, Dung beetle, Water scavenger beetle, Longhorned bee
By Maria Sibylla Merian
Located in Columbia, MO
drew them as a child. She began to publish hand-etched and printed catalogues of illustrations in 1679
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31. Keel-tail iguana, Holbrookia spec., Surinam ameiva, Gecko
By Maria Sibylla Merian
Located in Columbia, MO
drew them as a child. She began to publish hand-etched and printed catalogues of illustrations in 1679
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25. Spray of flowers, not clearly identifiable
By Maria Sibylla Merian
Located in Columbia, MO
drew them as a child. She began to publish hand-etched and printed catalogues of illustrations in 1679
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27. Metallic beetle, Lunar-headed dung-beetle, Capricorn beetle, Harlequin beet
By Maria Sibylla Merian
Located in Columbia, MO
drew them as a child. She began to publish hand-etched and printed catalogues of illustrations in 1679
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28. Saltatoria Mantis
By Maria Sibylla Merian
Located in Columbia, MO
drew them as a child. She began to publish hand-etched and printed catalogues of illustrations in 1679
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23. Dendrites of ferrous hydroxide, ferric hydroxide, and manganese ore fissure
By Maria Sibylla Merian
Located in Columbia, MO
drew them as a child. She began to publish hand-etched and printed catalogues of illustrations in 1679
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19. Spider conches
By Maria Sibylla Merian
Located in Columbia, MO
drew them as a child. She began to publish hand-etched and printed catalogues of illustrations in 1679
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21. Fingerstones, fossil blemnites, Axes of nephrite, flint & metal, Fossilized
By Maria Sibylla Merian
Located in Columbia, MO
drew them as a child. She began to publish hand-etched and printed catalogues of illustrations in 1679
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20. Curious shells
By Maria Sibylla Merian
Located in Columbia, MO
drew them as a child. She began to publish hand-etched and printed catalogues of illustrations in 1679
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22. Bangles, Minerals
By Maria Sibylla Merian
Located in Columbia, MO
drew them as a child. She began to publish hand-etched and printed catalogues of illustrations in 1679
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17. True tulip, Triton's trumpet, Hermit crab
By Maria Sibylla Merian
Located in Columbia, MO
drew them as a child. She began to publish hand-etched and printed catalogues of illustrations in 1679
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16. Branching star
By Maria Sibylla Merian
Located in Columbia, MO
drew them as a child. She began to publish hand-etched and printed catalogues of illustrations in 1679
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14. Sponge crab, Calappid, Lophozozymus octodentatus
By Maria Sibylla Merian
Located in Columbia, MO
drew them as a child. She began to publish hand-etched and printed catalogues of illustrations in 1679
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15. Horseshoe crab, king crab
By Maria Sibylla Merian
Located in Columbia, MO
drew them as a child. She began to publish hand-etched and printed catalogues of illustrations in 1679
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6. Crown Imperial, Yellow archangel, Prominent
By Maria Sibylla Merian
Located in Columbia, MO
drew them as a child. She began to publish hand-etched and printed catalogues of illustrations in 1679
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Handcolored Variations of Moths: A Study in Lepidoptera Elegance, 1845
Located in Langweer, NL
An original handcolored antique print featuring a series of illustrations of moths. Each moth is
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1840s Antique Entomology Prints
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Metamorphosis in Motion: A Victorian Glimpse of British Butterflies, 1890
Located in Langweer, NL
The prints are from "A History of British Butterflies" by Morris, which are quite collectible and
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1890s Antique Entomology Prints
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Collection of Nine First Edition Albin Engravings
By Eleazar Albin
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Albin (1690-1742).
Albin, known as one of the greatest entomological book illustrators of the 18th
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18th Century English Antique Entomology Prints
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Metamorphosis of Surinamese Insects in an Original Hand-Colored Engraving, 1705
Located in Langweer, NL
engraving not only serves as a beautiful work of art but also as a historical record of entomological study
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Early 1700s Antique Entomology Prints
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Transcending Time: Urania Prometheus, A Lepidopteral Legacy - Circa 1845
Located in Langweer, NL
found in similar environments.
The print is a typical representation of entomological studies from the
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Winged Elegance: A Fritillary Collection from Morris's 1890 British Butterflies
Located in Langweer, NL
represent both the beauty of the natural world and the history of entomology in Britain. The fact that some
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19th Century Lepidoptera: An Illustrated Compendium of Moths and Butterflies
Located in Langweer, NL
reference. The paper shows signs of aging, indicating the historical value of the print. This type of
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Admirable Butterflies, Magpie Moths: A Hand-colored Engraving by Moses Harris
By Moses Harris
Located in Alamo, CA
-colored engraving is printed on wove paper with wide margins. It is signed in plate in the lower right
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Mid-19th Century Realist Antique Entomology Prints
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Tortoise-shell Butterfly, Hawk Moth: Antique Hand-colored Engraving by M. Harris
By Moses Harris
Located in Alamo, CA
engraving is printed on wove paper with wide margins. It is signed in plate in the lower right. The sheet
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Mid-19th Century Realist Antique Entomology Prints
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The Natural History of Moths: An Antique Hand-colored Engraving by Moses Harris
By Moses Harris
Located in Alamo, CA
beautifully hand-colored engraving is printed on wove paper with wide margins. It is signed in plate in the
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Mid-19th Century Realist Antique Entomology Prints
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Natural History of Moths and a Beetle: A Hand-colored Engraving by Moses Harris
By Moses Harris
Located in Alamo, CA
engraving is printed on wove paper with wide margins. It is signed in plate in the lower right. The sheet
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Peacock Butterfly & Moth: A 1st Ed. Hand-colored 18th C. Engraving by M. Harris
By Moses Harris
Located in Alamo, CA
beautifully hand-colored engraving is printed on wove paper with a wide margin. It is signed in plate in the
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Mid-18th Century Antique Entomology Prints
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Butterflies & Moths: A 1st Ed. Hand-colored 18th C. Engraving by M. Harris
By Moses Harris
Located in Alamo, CA
& Obedient Serv’t Moses Harris.'
This beautifully hand-colored engraving is printed on wove paper with wide
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Butterflies & Moths: An Antique Hand-colored Engraving by Moses Harris
By Moses Harris
Located in Alamo, CA
this is a rare early artist proof, before letters.
This beautifully hand-colored engraving is printed
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A Pair of Hand Colored Engravings of an African Lioness and her Cubs and a Rhino
By Johann Elias Ridinger
Located in Alamo, CA
message if you would like to purchase one of these prints to initiate the process.
Johann Christian
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1770s Naturalistic Antique Entomology Prints
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Engraving
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Merian - A Group of Six Flowers, Insects and Fruits.
By Maria Sibylla Merian
Located in London, GB
] have earned Maria Merian an honoured place in the history of tropical entomology as also in botanical
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1710s Naturalistic Antique Entomology Prints
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Handmade Paper, Engraving, Etching
Papaya and Moth Metamorphosis: 18th C. Hand-colored Engraving by Maria Merian
By Maria Sibylla Merian
Located in Alamo, CA
century engraving is printed on watermarked laid, chain-lined paper with wide margins. The sheet measures
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Early 18th Century Academic Antique Entomology Prints
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Pineapple with foliage.
By Maria Sibylla Merian
Located in London, GB
place in the history of tropical entomology as also in botanical illustration' (W.T. Stearn
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1710s Naturalistic Antique Entomology Prints
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Watercolor, Handmade Paper, Engraving
3 Antique prints, titled Classis I.
By August Johann Rösel von Rosenhof
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
Nocturnorum. Tab. VII-IX.'' - These prints show: Tab. VII: ''Beschryving der Moerbezien-Rups, of van den
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1760s Antique Entomology Prints
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Red Jasmine Tree, 1719
By Maria Sibylla Merian
Located in Houston, TX
maker her a prominent figure in the field of entomology. Her most famous work, The Metamorphosis, from
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Early 18th Century European Other Antique Entomology Prints
Caiman and Snake, 1719
By Maria Sibylla Merian
Located in Houston, TX
make her a seminal and heroic figure in the field of entomology. Her most famous work, the
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Early 18th Century European Other Antique Entomology Prints
Lizard, 1719
By Maria Sibylla Merian
Located in Houston, TX
maker her a prominent figure in the field of entomology. Her most famous work, The Metamorphosis, from
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Early 18th Century European Other Antique Entomology Prints
Vespa Gallarum Quernarum. Tab. LII-LIII.
By August Johann Rösel von Rosenhof
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
Handcoloured engraving on hand laid (verge) paper.
Watermark: C & I Honig.
Set of two prints about
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1760s Antique Entomology Prints
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Historiae Polyporum. Tab. XCIV-XCVI.
By August Johann Rösel von Rosenhof
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
three prints showing: ''De gezellige Knodsvormige, en Schalmeiachtige Basterd-Polyp'' (The social Club
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1760s Antique Entomology Prints
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Antique Entomology Prints For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are several options of antique entomology prints available for sale. Each of these unique antique entomology prints was constructed with extraordinary care, often using paper. Antique entomology prints have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 19th Century. Johann Elias Ridinger produced beautiful antique entomology prints that are worth considering.
How Much are Antique Entomology Prints?
The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $393, while they’re typically $177 on the low end and $16,625 highest priced.