Johann Esper Coral Prints 1791

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Gorgonia sarmentosa Coral ESP31 ~~$75~~ Sale Price:$45	Antipathes Foeniculacea JEC300 ~~$75~~ Sale Price: $45	Anitpathes larix JEC215 ~~$65~~ Sale Price: $35


Tubularia muscoides JEC209 ~~$65~~ Sale Price: $35	Spongia cannabina JEC210 ~~$65~~ Sale Price: $35	Sertularia spinosa JEC206 ~~$65~~ Sale Price: $35


Alcyonium gelatinosum JEC219 ~~$65~~ Sale Price: $35	Pennatula grisea JEC222 ~~$65~~ Sale Price: $35	Madrepora contigua JEC223 ~~$65~~ Sale Price: $35


Corallina spermophoros JEC224 ~~$65~~ Sale Price: $35	Madrepora virginia JEC225 ~~$65~~ Sale Price: $35	Vorticella polypina JEC226 ~~$65~~ Sale Price: $35


Madrepora radiata JEC227 ~~$65~~ Sale Price: $35	Flustra Pilosa JEC301 ~~$65~~ Sale Price: $35	Madrepora cavernosa JEC229 ~~$65~~ Sale Price: $35


Madrepora porcata JEC233 ~~$65~~ Sale Price: $35	Sertularia loricata JEC234 ~~$65~~ Sale Price: $35	Madrepora favosa JEC235 ~~$65~~ Sale Price: $35

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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.

It is one of the rarest of all the coral works in the world, with only a few known copies in the hands of libraries. There is no other coral work of such completeness with original hand coloring from the 1700s. This represents an extraordinary opportunity for the collector of such rarities.

Each print is on fine, creamy, hand made chain lined paper measuring approximately 8 inches by 10 inches. On some, there is additional information in an old hand below the title. There is no descriptive text, but a copy of the title page will accompany these authentic antique prints with original hand coloring. 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.