Johann Esper Die Pflanzenthiere Coral Prints 1791

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Title Page ESP1 NFS	Madrepora rosea ESP148 ~~$65~~ Sale Price: $35	Title Page ESP2 NFS


Spongia Officinalis Lactuca ESC16t ~~$75~~ Sale Price: $45	Millepora ESP8b ~~$75~~ Sale Price: $45	Madrepora Pelata ESP42 ~~$75~~ Sale Price: $45

Madrepora Oculata ESP206 ~~$75~~ Sale Price: $45	Madrepora Foliofa ESP33b ~~$95~~ Sale Price: $55	Tubularia fistulosa ESP130 ~~$65~~ Sale Price: SOLD


Isis Hippuris ESP112 ~~$75~~ Sale Price: $45	Gorgonia radicata ESP120 ~~$65~~ Sale Price: $35	Isis hippuris JEC62 ~~$95~~ Sale Price: $55


Antipathes glaberrima ESP9c ~~$65~~ Sale Price: $35	Antipathes spiralis ESP306a ~~$65~~ Sale Price: $35	Antipathes compressa ESP308a ~~$65~~ Sale Price: $35

Spongia Muricata ESP204t ~~$65~~ Sale Price: $35	Madrepora Ramea ESP203t ~~$95~~ Sale Price: $59	Gorgonia Lepadifera JEC202 ~~$65~~ Sale Price: SOLD

Ifis Elongata ESP202t ~~$65~~ Sale Price: $35	Millepora Aleicornis ESP201t ~~$65~~ Sale Price: $35	Millepora Aleicornis ESP27b ~~$65~~ Sale Price: SOLD

Madrepora acropora JEC24 ~~$65~~ Sale Price: $35	Gorgonia verticillaris JEC68 ~~$75~~ Sale Price: $45	Madrepora pilens ESP116 ~~$65~~ Sale Price: $35


Madrepora patella Coral ESP65 ~~$65~~ Sale Price: $35	Madrepora echinata & fungites Corals ESP66 ~~$75~~ Sale Price: $45	Millepora reticulata & frondipora Corals ESP67 ~~$65~~ Sale Price: $35


Spongia cannabina Coral ESP53 ~~$65~~ Sale Price: $35	Millepora polymorpha ESP158 ~~$65~~ Sale Price: $35	Madrepora ampliata Coral ESP51 ~~$65~~ Sale Price: $35


Spongia cellulosa ESP152 ~~$65~~ Sale Price: $35	Madrepora pentagona ESP155 ~~$65~~ Sale Price: $35	Madrepora cellulosa ESP154 ~~$65~~ Sale Price: $35


Madrepora favosa ESP161 ~~$65~~ Sale Price: SOLD	Madrepora musicalis ESP162 ~~$65~~ Sale Price: $35	Madrepora calycularis ESP163 ~~$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.