Johann Esper Die Pflanzenthiere Coral Prints 1791

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Gorgonia violacea ESC12C $125	Gorgonia Reticulum ESC44 $125	Gorgonia umbratica ESC20 $115


Madrepora oculata ESC12 $125	Tubularia umbellata ESC17C $135	Tubipora musica, Tubipora purpurea ESC1 $125


Gorgonia granulata ESC4C $115	Gorgonia Flabellum ESC3 $125	Gorgonia petechizans ESC13 $115


Gorgonia sanguinolenta ESC22 $125	Spongia fruticosa ESC10 $125	Gorgonia Umbratica ESC20B $115


Tubularia fubulata ESC12A $95	Isis Hippuris ESC1B $115	Corallina nodularis ESC6A $115


Gorgonia muricata ESC39 $115	Gorgonia Placomus ESC33 $115	Gorgonia dichotoma ESC14A $115

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We are enchanted with these beautiful originally hand-colored coral prints from one of the earliest works on corals, Die Pflanzenthiere in Ubbildungen nach der Natur by Eugenius Johann Christoph Esper, published in Nuremberg 1791. There is no other coral work of such completeness with original hand coloring from the 1700s. Each print is a dynamic portrayal of a species of coral, realistically capturing the plant as it would be in the ocean, with the vibrant original hand coloring enhancing the effect. Each print is on fine, creamy, hand made chain lined paper measuring approximately 8 1/4 inches by 10 inches.