Old engraving from 1923 - Arthropods - Illustration, zoological plate

✨ Authentic engraving from 1923 (103 years ago!). This is not a modern reproduction, but a genuine antique engraving. ✨ Subject: Arthropods. 🌿 Size: 20 X 29 cm. 🌿 Edition: 1923. 🌿 Elegant vintage cream-white paper. 🌿 Condition: Very good, with slight signs of age. This engraving comes from an old 20th-century dictionary, showcasing the artistic and scientific craftsmanship of the time: a true time capsule, both decorative and educational. A magnificent zoological plate presenting a complete collection of arthropods: winged insects, colourful beetles, butterflies with vibrant patterns, marine crustaceans, and arachnids. This detailed scientific illustration offers a fascinating overview of the diversity of this vast animal phylum, with remarkable precision in anatomical details. 🌸 Secure shipping: Rigid protection to ensure condition upon arrival. 🌸 Bulk purchase: Possible discounts for purchasing multiple plates. Contact me to optimise shipping costs. 🌸 More choices in my shop - Browse my other lithographs and prints for more botany and zoology. Reference: 101-1-135. Texts inscribed on the engraving: ARTHROPODS, ORTHOPTERA, NEUROPTERA, COLEOPTERA, THYSANOPTERA, HEMIPTERA, DIPTERA, LEPIDOPTERA, MYRIAPODA, CRUSTACEA, ARACHNIDA, See INSECTS, BUTTERFLIES --- Decoration, vintage, naturalism, collection, entomology, taxonomy, classification. This plate features a scientific naturalist style typical of early 20th-century encyclopaedias, in the tradition of the didactic plates of Buffon and the great naturalists. The chromolithography technique allows for a faithful reproduction of colours with remarkably precise details. The style combines scientific rigor with decorative aesthetics, creating a pedagogical work of great visual beauty.