Les Dons Merveilleux et Diversement Colories de la Nature by Buchoz 1782

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Le geai de la Cayenne, Le Cotinda de Moliques BUZ227 ~~$225~~ Sale Price: $85	Title Page BUZ202 ~~$145~~ Sale Price: SOLD	L'Homme, La Femme Man & Woman BUZ203 ~~$625~~ Sale Price: $185


Page du roi de la Chine, le Danois blue, Pipleis des Indes Blue, Red Asian Butterfly, Swallowtails BUZ209 ~~$265~~ Sale Price: $115	Serpens Nuance de l'Amerique Snake BUZ212 ~~$225~~ Sale Price: $85	La Dromadaire Dromedary Camel BUZ204 ~~$395~~ Sale Price: $125

Aginete l'Amboine
BUZ215 ~~$245~~
Sale Price: $95


Canard Branchu de La Louisiane Birds BUZ220 ~~$245~~ Sale Price: $95	Nests, nid de merle BUZ221 ~~$245~~ Sale Price: $95	Merle bleu de Moluques, Merle de Cayenne Birds BUZ222 ~~$225~~ Sale Price: $85


Mecalline Blanche de Cayenne BUZ223 ~~$245~~ Sale Price: $95	Waxwing, Jaseur femelle BUZ224 ~~$245~~ Sale Price: $95	Corocoux de la Cayenne BUZ225 ~~$225~~ Sale Price: $85


Le Maimon BUZ232 ~~$275~~ Sale Price: $95	Le Pitheque BUZ233 ~~$275~~ Sale Price: $95	Le Mandril BUZ234 ~~$245~~ Sale Price: $85


Le Singe Monmon BUZ235 ~~$245~~ Sale Price: $85	Le Singe Satyre, Orangutan BUZ236 ~~$275~~ Sale Price: $95	Le Magol BUZ237 ~~$245~~ Sale Price: $85


Guaperva du Bresil, L'Orbis Puffer fish BUZ238 ~~$245~~ Sale Price: $85	Guaperva cendre, Guaperva tachete, Trigger Fish BUZ242 ~~$245~~ Sale Price: $85	Turtle and Fish, Toitues de Schloffer and Le Chaetodon Argus BUZ240 ~~$245~~ Sale Price: $85


Shells, Fausse arche de Noe, L'ecriture chinoise, Le Pavoi rubanne, Le grand argus, etc. BUZ244 ~~$245~~ Sale Price: SOLD	Ostrich and Cassowary Eggs, Autruche d'Amerique, Casoar, and Autruche des Indes Orientalis BUZ230 ~~$245~~ Sale Price: $85	Madrepore heocagone des grandes Indes, Madrepore Corals BUZ251 ~~$175~~ Sale Price: $65

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Born in Metz (France) in 1731, Buchoz was a physician & lawyer by training, as well as a passionate naturalist. He was physician to many prominent individuals, including the King of Poland, the brother of the King of France & the Duke of Artois. He was an enthusiastic and prolific publisher of botanical works including Herbier Artificiel, Histoire du Regne Vegetal, Histoire Universelle ou Collections Precieuse Colories. Early on, he recognized the significance of Japanese & Chinese drawing techniques, and was the first to publish drawings by Asian artists, a good century before the passion for the Orient overtook Europe.

It is from Les Dons Merveilleux et Diversement Colories de la Nature, that we are pleased to offer a selection of original engravings, in the characteristic exotic style so distinctive of Buchoz. These prints are all ORIGINAL copper engravings from 1782 with fine ORIGINAL hand coloring of particular vibrancy. Each print measures approximately 11 inches by 17 ½ inches.

The condition of the plates is excellent, with the paper being a fine, watermarked chain lined type with strong plate marks. There are no fox marks or other blemishes & the paper is a soft white, with vibrant hand coloring. The title of each print is inscribed below in an old hand. Les Dons Merveilleux is exceedingly rare, one of the rarest of the Buchoz works, and contains some of the most iconic images in the world of antique prints. A copy of the title page will be included with each print. These prints are nearly 240 years old. (References: Cleveland’s Treasures from the World of Botanical Literature, 1998.)