Neuhollander.
Zurich: J. Honegger, 1845.
Lithograph, 250 x 335 mm.
Rare depiction of a group of Aborigines roasting lizards over a fire.
Rare depiction of a group of Aborigines roasting lizards over a fire.
The lithograph comes from Schinz's Naturgesichte und Abbildung des Menschen der Verscheulenen Rassen und Stamme, which was a comparative anthropological study of racial types and physiognomy.
The author served as professor of zoology at Zurich, where he founded the zoological collection and wrote a number of works in related fields including similar studies of branches of zoology.
Condition Report: Very faint spotting, otherwise very good condition.
Price (AUD): $475.00
US$310.20 Other currencies
Ref: #3309882