Oliver Goldsmith Antique Copper Engraving, Birds Print, Limed Rope Frame

This hand-coloured copper-plate engraving is from Oliver Goldsmith's A History of the Earth & Animated Nature (1728-1774). The first edition (in eight volumes) appeared in London in 1774. The work sought to draw together virtually all that was known about the planet earth, its plants & animals, & even its human inhabitants described from a biological perspective. Goldsmith's Animated Nature went through over twenty editions into the Victorian era & served as a popular source of information about the natural world & his work became the source of what countless individuals in the English-speaking world knew about the natural world around them. Published by Archibald Fullarton & Company a Glasgow based publisher operating towards the end of the nineteenth century. The company produced a number of atlases, & books containing maps, including Fullarton's Parliamentary Gazetteer Of England & Wales & The Royal Illustrated Atlas, Of Modern Geography. The engraving is in very good condition with slight age-related toning. Price is per item. Please use photos as a full description of these wonderful original engravings. Some very minor spots or pickling which are age related. Size: Outside measurement 325mm x 250mm. insta jdwframes 8 available plus another 16 in stock if looking to mix & match a set Oliver Goldsmith Antique Copper Engraving, Birds Print, Limed Rope Frame