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Cancer Chelis Rubis & Titanokeratophyton

Description
Hand colored copper plate engraving on laid paper, plate No. 37. Vol #1 titled: “Cancer Chelis Rubis & Titanokeratophyton &c.” (The red clawed crab) from “The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands” by Mark Catesby. Published in two volumes, London, in 1731 & 1743. On archival mount, framed under UV glass in a Hogarth style molding. Full margins and exceptional original color.

Documentation:	Signed
Notes:	Signed in the plate
Origin:	England
Period:	18th Century
Materials:	Paper, Copperplate Engraving
Condition:	Good. The work has been professionally cleaned, reframed, and mounted under UV plexi. The piece is in fine condition.
Creation Date:	1731
Styles / Movements:	Realism
Dealer Reference #:	1170
Incollect Reference #:	453427