Bidspirit auction | Rees - Dodobird, Blowfish, Insects,

Rees - Dodobird, Blowfish, Insects, Flying Lizard - This engraving is from Abraham Rees's The Cyclopaedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, & Literature . The work was published between 1806 and 1820 in Philadelphia by Murray, Fairman, & Co. Encyclopedias gained popularity in the early 1800s and became a wonderful way to disseminate information on everything from natural history to industrial revolution. Rees's work is noted for its quality of engravings by noted engravers such as Wilson Lowry & John Farey, Jr. Paper Size: ~ 8 1/4” by 10 3/4”