"Original Framed Engraving From 1848 Of Squilla Maculata (spotted Squilla) Charles d'Orbigny"
Original plate engraved on steel from 1848 from the UNIVERSAL DICTIONARY OF NATURAL HISTORY directed by M. CHARLES D'ORBIGNY. Plate 5 of crustaceans representing the Squilla maculata (spotted mantis shrimp), signed Blanchard Pinx. / Fournier SC. / Folliau Imp. This plate was sold by subscription with another plate in a cardboard sleeve before the editions in different volumes. Framed in pitch pine with fillet. I have other plates of fish and shellfish to frame.