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(Fortsetzung Band 1): Fortsetzungen der Pflanzenthiere: Mit hundert und sechs illuminirten Kupfertafeln

Esper, Eugen Johann Christoph · 1797 · 103 pictures

An 1797 German continuation volume by Eugen Johann Christoph Esper, a natural history work on zoophytes (coral and sea animals) with a hundred and six hand-coloured copper plates, held by Heidelberg University Library. The plates show coral specimens drawn in close detail, with stippled, hatched and radiating textures a designer could borrow for organic patterns and botanical-style studies.

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