"The Civet" from "Book of the World" Edited by Dr. Gaspey. Philadelphia: Weik & Wieck, 1852. Volume 1
This is plate 18 in Gaspey’s “Book of the World,” which contains 35 full-page, hand-colored engravings. Colored engravings of that period were virtually always colored by hand with water colors.
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"The Civet" from "Book of the World" Edited by Dr. Gaspey. Philadelphia: Weik & Wieck, 1852. Volume 1
This is plate 18 in Gaspey’s “Book of the World,” which contains 35 full-page, hand-colored engravings. Colored engravings of that period were virtually always colored by hand with water colors.
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