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Auction 206, Lot 674
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"[Lot of 6 - Fish Prints from Pierre Belon's De Aquatilibus]"

Subject: Prints - Fish

Period: 1553 (published)

Publication: De Aquatilibus

Color: Hand Color

Size:
6.3 x 4.4 inches
16 x 11.2 cm
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This stunning lot of woodcut fish prints come from Pierre Belon's groundbreaking De Aquatilibus..., published in Paris in 1553. The engraving is credited to Pierre Gourdelles. De Aquatilibus is one of the key texts in the foundation of modern ichthyology. The prints here show a stingray, a plaice, a forkbeard, a wrasse, a ruffe, and a castagnole. Each sheet features Latin text.

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Condition: B+

Fine impressions with light soiling, minor toning and foxing, and a couple small dampstains.

Estimate: $240 - $300

Sold for: $425

Closed on 11/12/2025

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