Original hand-colored engraving with anaconda, pedda poda, Port Natal python, rattlesnake and cobra de capello. Number 68 in the natural history of Oliver Goldsmith, drawn by James Stewart and engraved by J. Bishop for Blackie & Son.
Original hand-colored engraving with anaconda, pedda poda, Port Natal python, rattlesnake and cobra de capello. Number 68 in the natural history of Oliver Goldsmith, drawn by James Stewart and engraved by J. Bishop for Blackie & Son.
Medium: Copper engraving, hand-colored.
Artist / after: James Stewart.
Engraver: J. Bishop.
Date: 1852.
Source: Oliver Goldsmith, "A History of the Earth and Animated Nature", Blackie & Son, Glasgow, Edinburgh and London; no. 68.
Dimensions: 6 x 9.5 in (15.3 x 24.2 cm).
Condition: Acceptable. Light rust spotting and an uneven upper edge, with small marginal tears from removal from the binding. The image is complete.