Up for sale is this antique hand-colored engraving from Charles D'Orbigny's "Dictionnaire Universel d'Histoire Naturelle", ca. 1849, one of a collection of plates we are currently selling (reptiles, mammals, and birds). It is in excellent condition, as pictured. With an overall size of 6" x 10" it is matted in a pH neutral 11x14 mat for ease of framing in a readymade frame. The order, genus & species is listed in Latin & French. About "Dictionnaire Universel d'Histoire Naturelle": This multi-volume work was edited by the French naturalist Charles Henry Dessalines d'Orbigny (1802-1857) and is considered one of the best illustrated encyclopedias of natural history. The superb hand-colored plates are from the leading French artists of the day such as Susemihl, Traviès, Oudart and Pretre.