Black-backed kangaroo - illustration plate of the universal dictionary of natural history

Lithographed reproduction "mammals, black-backed kangaroo" after the steel engraved plates of charles beyer (1808-1873), on the drawings of louis-auguste de sainson (1800-1874) Editing: travis. Illustrating the encyclopedia written by a society of naturalists under the direction of félix édouard guérin-méneville (1799-1874), dictionnaire pittoresque d'histoire naturelle et des phénomènes de la nature: contenant l'histoire des animaux, des plantes, des minéraux. Very good state of conservation.