Giant Water Bug / Water Scorpion / Eurasian Water Stick Insect - Hand-colored Original Antique Insect Print - Cuvier engraving 1840s

Hand-Colored Original Antique Insect Print
Giant Water Bug / Water Scorpion / Eurasian Water Stick Insect / Water Boatman / Common Backswimmer
(belostoma testaceo-pallidum / nepa cinerea / ranatra linearis / corixa striata / notonecta glauca)

Made for "The Disciples Edition" of Le Règne Animal,
Georges Cuvier's famous work on the animal kingdom,
published in the 1840s.

Good condition considering age
(might contain some foxing, please see photo of actual item)

This antique engraving measures approximately 10 x 7 inches (25 centimeters x 18 centimeters)

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(every additional item ships for free)

Guaranteed original (we don't sell copies!)

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