Légende

William Smellie (1740-1795) Scottish printer, naturalist and antiquarian. He completed the first English translation of Buffon's Natural History (1780) . From The Naturalist's Library, edited by William Jardine (Edinburgh and London 1839-1854) . Copperplate engraving, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Date

02 août 2024

Crédit

Photo12/imageBROKER/Sunny Celeste

Notre référence

BRK24E47_256

Model release

Non

Property release

Non

Licence

Libre de droits

Format disponible

38.9Mo (2.6Mo) / 28.8cm x 33.9cm / 3399 x 4000 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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