Œuvres complètes de M. le C[om]te de Buffon ... : histoire des animaux quadrupèdes

Buffon, Georges Louis Leclerc, comte de, 1707-1788, John Adams Library (Boston Public Library) BRL, Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner · 1775 · A Paris : De l'Imprimerie royale · 31 pictures

A volume of Buffon's collected works on quadrupeds, issued by the Imprimerie royale in Paris in 1775 for naturalists and gentleman subscribers; this copy came from John Adams's library. Copperplate engravings show single mammals in profile on rocky ledges against open sky, with fine hatched fur, distant hills, and occasional engraved rococo tailpieces.

Natural history · Animals · Zoological illustration -- France Early works to 1800 · Zoological illustration -- France · Natural history illustration -- France · Illustration of books -- France 18th century

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