Alessandri, Innocente. Italian, (1740-1803). Five engravings of mammals, including raccoons. From Innocente Alessandri and Pietro Scattaglia's "Descrizioni degli Animali: corrispondenti alle cinquanta figure continente in questo ... volume de'quadrupedi". Venice, 1772. Hand-colored engravings, on laid paper. 19" x 13" ++ Plate cxi: Volpe Americana. ++ Plate cxii: Coati Nero. 2. Coati Grigio. ++ Plate xxxi: Zibetto. ++ Plate xxxii: Fuina di Costantinopoli. ++ Plate xxxiii: Zibetto Della Guinea.
Provenance: From the collection of Jim Willis.
Condition: Very good condition with smudging and toning throughout. Scattered light foxing. Trimmed margins.

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