***SEALS - are fish-eating aquatic mammals with streamlined bodies and feet developed as flippers, they return to land to breed or rest.

TITLE : THE ELEPHANT SEAL

DESCRIPTION : a delightful little engraving of seals - marine mammals - from a series edited by the renowned Scottish naturalist W. Jardine - Jardine made natural history available to all levels of Victorian society by editing the hugely popular forty volumes of The Naturalist's Library (1833-1843) - this particular engraving is from the volume on mammalia - amphibious carnivora.

ORIGIN : Edinburgh, UK

DATE : 1833

TECHNIQUE : hand coloured engraving

MEASUREMENT : paper is approx. 4 x 6.5"

CONDITION : thes are original antique prints - as such there may be varying signs of aging... so please look at the photos carefully - the first photo shows the entire print - convo me for additional photos

AUTHENTICITY : all prints are guaranteed to be a original
ANTIQUE - over 100 years old
VINTAGE - over 50 years old

DOCUMENT of AUTHENTICITY : a copy of the title page with date, publisher and printer's information will be included with the prints

SHIPPING : prints arrive in a new resealable & recyclable clear polypropylene envelope - please be careful when removing the prints from this envelope as it has a sticky edge!
included is the title page [if available] and a hand written description - shipped in a sturdy kraft mailer with plenty of additional reinforcement - i usually use clean recycled packaging as reinforcement - shipping charges include insurance

RETURNS : returns are accepted - please notify me within 7 days of receipt if you choose to return the prints - you will be refunded 100% on my receipt of the UNDAMAGED prints
***one caveat *** if the prints are damaged by the buyer they are not returnable - prints must be returned in the same condition as received

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