6 Buffon Skeleton Plates. Histoire Naturelle.
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Comte de Buffon, Georges-Louis Leclerc. French (1707-1788). Six plates featuring large mammal skeletons, including a giraffe and antler diagrams. From "Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière, avec la déscription du Cabinet du Roi." Paris, l’Imprimerie Royale, 1749-1766. After drawings by Buvee. Copper plate engraving. Each sheet, approx. 7.75" x 10.25".
Provenance: From the collection of Jim Willis.
Provenance: From the collection of Jim Willis.
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6 Buffon Skeleton Plates. Histoire Naturelle.
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