Mark Catesby
(British, 1679-1749)Two snake plates: T. 42, Vipera caudisona minor, T.43 Vipera Aquatica, from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and The Bahama Islands, 1731-43 edition, signed in plate with monogram, hand-colored engraving on laid papers with "IV" and Strasbourg Lily watermarks, largest sheet 15 x 21-3/8 in.; unframed
Condition Report: some toning and foxing, tears, creases, T. 43 with some losses at binding edge, inscriptions
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(British, 1679-1749)Two snake plates: T. 42, Vipera caudisona minor, T.43 Vipera Aquatica, from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and The Bahama Islands, 1731-43 edition, signed in plate with monogram, hand-colored engraving on laid papers with "IV" and Strasbourg Lily watermarks, largest sheet 15 x 21-3/8 in.; unframed
Condition Report: some toning and foxing, tears, creases, T. 43 with some losses at binding edge, inscriptions