Luminous Animals - Medusa - Marine Life, Beetles, Insects, 1820 Rees & Childs

British Parliament 1925 Vintage Lithograph Luminous Animals - Marine Life, Beetles, Insects, 1820 Abraham Rees & C. G. Childs Copper-Plate Engraving by C. G. Childs Original copperplate engraving by Milton for “The New Cyclopaedia” compiled by Abraham Rees and published c1820 by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown of Paternoster Row in London. Having served a long apprenticeship as a reviser of Chambers’ Encyclopaedia, between 1802 and 1820 Rees produced the greatest encyclopaedia of the early 18th century, a completely original, finely illustrated work, using the finest artists and experts in each field. With over 240 engraved portraits of famous and unusual subjects, in each of seven volumes, it was titled "The Cyclopaedia or, Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature". LIGHT - Luminous animals 1. Nereis noctiluca, 2. same, magnified, 3. Crustaceous insect discovered by Riville, 4. Cancer fulgens, 5. Limulus noctilucus, 6. Medusa pelucens, 7. Pyreforma atlanticum, 8. Medusa lucida, 9. Beroe fulgens, 10. Medusa scintillans, 11. same, magnified, 12. Animalcule discovered by Forster, 13. Microscopic view of the same, 14. Lampyris lucida, enlarged view of the interior of the abdomen, 15. Common glow worm, 16. same, one of the light facs, 17. Elater noctilucus, 18. same, luminous apparatus, 19. Elater ignitus. 1820 Scientific Print Size: Approximately 8" X 10" Blank on ReverseFairly nice with usual wear & age-- esp top edge Condition: Excellent - Very Good - Good - Fair - Poor (but of historical interest) > This is an Original Item - Not a Reproduction Important: P/H is combined on multiple items that can be mailed together. BUT, with the new Ebay shopping cart, you must wait for combined invoice. The Fine Print Alabama residents responsible for 8% sales tax. International buyers are responsible for all import fees and taxes. Shipping costs: Shipping costs on this item are $3.05 in U.S.. My shipping costs are calculated on three factors - getting your item to you as quickly as possible, as cost effectively as possible, and as safely as possible. I pride myself in providing optimal protection. I use First Class or Priority Mail on most small items; Parcel Post on larger items; and Media Mail on books and magazines. You may request expedited shipment if you are willing to pay costs. P/H is combined on multiple prints mailed at the same time. Please make your purchases from my auctions or store. I will send a combined invoice reflecting your savings. The Nature of Prints & Engravings: It was not until the 20th century that prints were commonly produced for the print itself. Prior to this, virtually all prints (and engravings) were produced as illustrations to be included in a manuscript, book, newspaper, or pamphlet. Therefore, a vast majority of original prints have been over the years removed from these original sources. Prints are produced using many different techniques: relief printing (woodcut & wood engraving), intaglio printing (steel & copper plate engraving, drypoint, aquatint, etc), and planographic printing (lithography, serigraphy, inkjet, laser, etc.). While the commercial value of a print depends on such factors as age, rarity, and condition, the real value of a print is its tie to its history and/or its esthetic beauty. SPECIAL NOTE ON P/H: If purchasing multiple items, sometimes Ebay combines P/H correctly... sometimes not. Fill free to request a combined invoice before paying. History-On-Paper I am proud to have sold to customers in the following countries: Argentina - Australia - Austria - Azerbaijan Republic - Bahrain - Belgium - Brazil - Canada - Chile - China - Cyprus - Czech Republic – Denmark –Ecuador - Finland - France – French Guiana - Germany - Greece - Hong Kong – Hungary - India - Ireland - Israel - Italy - Japan - Jordan - Kuwait - Latvia – Lithuania - Malta – Malaysia - Mexico - Netherlands - New Zealand - Norway - Paraguay - Philippines - Poland - Portugal - Puerto Rico – Romania – Russian Federation – Seychelles - Singapore - Slovakia - South Africa - South Korea - Spain – Sri Lanka - Sweden - Switzerland – Thailand -Turkey - Ukraine - United Arab Emirates - United Kingdom - and all 50 United States. Item G