Bidspirit auction | Houttuyn after Linnaeus - Pair

Houttuyn after Linnaeus - Pair of Engravings: Squirrel, Flying Squirrel, Chipmunk, Jerboa, Mole - Included in this lot: Squirrel, Flying Squirrel. Chipmunk. 21 Flying Squirrel, Mole, Jerboa. 20 Description of the work: This original hand-colored natural history engraving is from Martinus Houttuyn's Natuurlyke Historie of Uitvoerige Beschryving der Dieren, Planten en Mineraalen, Volgens het Samenstel van den Heer Linnaeus. Met Naaukeurige Afbeeldingen . The work was published in Amsterdam by Erven van F. Houttuyn & J. Van der Burgh between 1761 and 1785. Houttuyn's work was based upon Carl Linnaeus's Systema naturae . ”This voluminous compilation is only slightly based on the Systema Naturae under which it is often cited, but it influenced largely many similar works in other countries.” (Soulsby) Martin Houttuyn (1720-1798) was a Dutch physician and clergyman. Paper Size: ~ 9 1/4” by 8 1/4” (Fold Out) & ~ 12” by 8 1/4” (Fold Out) Paper Type or Special Features: Originally Hand-colored Engraving