Die Wunder der Natur
Die Wunder der Natur is a children's natural history book by Louis-François Jauffret, published in 1821 by the Trachsler publishing house, aimed at young readers learning about nature through a tutor's walks and demonstrations. The hand-coloured copperplate plates show a gentleman in a dark blue coat and yellow breeches guiding two boys through hills, woods and a river gorge, pointing out natural phenomena. A designer could draw on their soft muted palette of sage greens, dusty blues and warm ochres, and on the clear staging of figures pointing toward distant landscape.
