Dactyles: 1.Dactyloptere - 2.Peristedion (ca. 1816 - 1830.)

By: Joyeau, Forestier, or Massard (sculp). - Prètre, Jean Gabriel (pinx) & Turpin, Pierre Jean François (direx).

Size: 7.50 H x 4.25 W inches

Source: Cloquet, M. Hippolyte; Sainte-Croix, M. Dumont de. Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles. Paris : F. G. Levrault, 1816 - 1830. Turpin Zoologie: Ichthyologie

Item #: 82487

Hand-colored copper engraving. Octavo. Approx. 15 x 9 cm in the plate. From the landmark natural work supervised by Pierre Jean François Turpin. Titled, signed outside the plate. Very nice.