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A LITHOGRAPH PLAQUE
H. N. Zoologie
POISSONS
By Mr Geoffroy de St Hilaire
Bodian Melanure / Bodianus Melanurus, Serran Airain, Serranus Æneus
Macret et Plée Sct
On gilt edge paper, his work is from the “Imperial Edition” of the Description of Egypt, a comprehensive collection of observations and research conducted in Egypt during the French expedition, commissioned by His Majesty Emperor Napoleon the Great. The research was carried out between 1802 and 1830, with the publication spanning from 1809 to 1828. A limited edition of 1,000 copies was made available to select institutions.
Plate number 21
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