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Heinrich Rudolf Schinz
Mammals 
The hand colored lithographs
below are cut
from Heinrich Rudolf Schinz classic Naturhistorische
Abbildungen
der Säugthiere (Illustrated Natural History of Mammals), lithographed by Carl Joseph Brotdmann, and published in Zurich/Switzerland, 1824. Species are typically identified in German, Latin, and French. Heinrich
Rudolf Schinz was born in Zurich, where he practiced medicine and
taught at the medical instutute
after completing his studies in
Würzburg
and Jena. In 1833, he became a professor of natural history at
the University of Zurich. Shinz also served as
curator of the
Zurich Natural History Society. He published a number of
poplular illustrated books on natural history, including Das Thierreich (1821-4), Naturgeschichte
und Abildungen der Reptilien (1833-4), and Europäsche
Fauna (1840). The plates were lithographed by Carl
Joseph Brodtmann, one of the most
highly regarded lithographers of the
day.
Size: 9 x 12.5 inches |
The hand colored lithographs
below are cut
from Heinrich Rudolf Schinz classic Monographien der
Saugethiere (Monograph on theMammals), lithographed
by Onrad Kull, and
published in Zurich/Switzerland, 1848.
Size: 9 x 12.25 inches |
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| Name |
Price |
Condition |
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 BROD-K2 |
Warthog Phacochoerus aelianai |
65.00 |
Excellent |
 BROD-K3 |
Bearded Pig Sus barbatus |
65.00 |
Excellent |
 BROD-K1H |
Hyrax Hyrax capensis Hyrax syriacus |
65.00 |
Excellent |
 BROD-K2H |
Hyrax Hyrax ruficeps Hyrax capensis |
65.00 |
Excellent |
 BROD-K03 |
Zebra Zebra-Donkey Hybrid |
75.00 |
Excellent |
 BROD-K02 |
African Elephant |
75.00 |
Excellent
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