A beautiful set of six finely hand-colored natural history engravings depicting various animal species from around the world. The series includes: *the Javan hare *the Greenland fallow deer *the Indian buffalo *the American bison *the puffin accompanied by a penguin *the elephant and the rhinoceros. The captions are printed in several languages: "M Seligman Sculpt et excud" and "G Edwards ad viv det" as well as other explanations in Latin or German. Each engraving is presented under glass in an antique-style frame made in the 20th century (one piece of glass is broken in the lower left corner - bison). Good overall condition. Some signs of age, light foxing, and minor marks consistent with age. Unframed Dimensions with frames: * Javan hare: 50 x 40 x 1.5 cm * Greenland fallow deer: 34 x 48 x 1.5 cm * Indian buffalo: same dimensions * American bison: 50 x 40 x 1.5 cm * Puffin with a penguin: 34 x 48 x 1.5 cm * Elephant and rhinoceros: same dimensions