Sea Cows: Antique Prints of Dugongs and Manatees

Antique Prints of Sea Cows

View these historical prints of dugongs and manatees. The prints have normal age toning and wider margins than shown on these images.

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1. Le Dugon. 2. Le Lamantin
3. Le Petit Lamantin d'Amerique. 4. Le Gd. Lamanatin de Kamtschatka

Copper etching by Mlle. Coignet after Prêtre, ca 1800.
Original hand coloring.
Print has browning and age toning in image.

14.7 x 8.5 cm (without title) (5.7 x 3.3 ")

$ 40.00

Order Nr. SCO9708 SOLD

1. Le Dugon. 2. Le Grand Lamantin Du Kamchatka.
3. Le Lamantin Des Antilles.

Steel etching by Edouard Traviès, published in Paris ca 1850.
Original hand coloring. Very light browning on margin edges.

Page size: 28.5 x 18.5 cm ( 11.2 x 7.2 ")
Length of Nr. 2: 12 cm ( 4.7 ")

$ 55.00

Order Nr. SCO9709 SOLD

Rhytina Stelleri Illig

Copper etching by A. Fleischman, ca 1820. Original hand coloring.
Margins are somewhat smudged. Right margin has light stains.
In the upper margin is the animal name written in German in pencil.
Light fraying on right and lower edge. Ink stamp on backside in lower margin corner.

Page size: 27.5 x 21.5 cm ( 10.8 x 8.4 ")
Length of animal: 15.5 cm ( 6.1 ")

$ 40.00

Order Nr. SCO9700 SOLD

Manatus australis Tiles

Copper etching by A. Fleischman, ca 1820. Original hand coloring.
Right margin is a bit frayed on the edge. Light creasing in upper left corner.
Ink stamp on backside in lower margin corner.

Page size: 28 x 22.5 cm ( 11 x 8.8 ")
Length of animals: 15 cm ( 5.9 ")

$ 50.00

Order Nr. SCO9701 SOLD

Halicore Dugong Jllg.
Copper etching by A. Fleischman, ca 1820. Original hand coloring.
Print has four small,repaired tears on upper margin edge. One tiny repaired tear on lower margin edge.
Ink stamp on backside in lower margin corner. Light staining in upper margin.

28.2 x 20.2 cm ( 11 x 7.9 ")

$ 50.00

Order Nr. SCO9702

Manatus latirostris Harl.

Copper etching by A. Fleischman, ca 1820. Original hand coloring.
This image is on part of a page. The title is pasted below the image.
Print has some light, scattered spotting and a small repaird tear on right margin edge.

Page size: 12 x 20.5 cm ( 4.7 x 8.1 ")
Animal length: 15.5 cm ( 6.1 ")

$ 40.00

Order Nr. SCO9703 SOLD

Dugungis Indicus
(Dugong of East Indies)

Steel engraving by Lizars after Stewart. From "Naturalist´s Library", ca 1860.
Original hand coloring. Bottom margin is narrow.

10.2 x 16.7 cm ( 4 x 6.5 ")
Animal length: 11 cm ( 4.3 ")

$ 35.00

Order Nr. SCO9704

Anonymous Copper etching in original hand coloring. Ca. 1830.

Print has margins as shown above. Print is mounted on a larger piece of paper from this same age.
In the lower right corner on the backside is an ink stamp that shows slightly through margin corner.
Background paper has spotting on right side and some light fraying of edges.

Page size: 15.2 x 20.7 cm ( 5.9 x 8.1 ")
Length of lower animal: 18 cm ( 7 ")

$ 55.00

Order Nr. SCO9705 SOLD