Fish, Reptiles and Insects

Fish, reptiles and insects

This small category ranges from a Nile crocodile and iguana to an anaconda, python and cobra, and a leaf insect coloured by hand after Lizars, dated between 1745 and 1860. Engravers include J. Bishop and C. O. Murray, working in the hand-coloured natural-history tradition of the period.

It interests collectors of herpetology and ichthyology, and anyone drawn to unusual creatures rendered with scientific care. Every print is an original of its time, with a technical description and measurements.