Artist: Jacques de Sève (fl. 1742 – 1788) was a French illustrator. J. de S. worked for Buffon.
Engraver: O. de Vries.
Title: L'Ours-Marin (Fur seal).
Signed, Numbered, and Titled in plate: u.l. S[supplement]. Tome. V. U.r. Pl: XLIV. L.m. L'Ours-Marin. L.r. O. de Vries sc.
Dimensions: Image 7 1/4" x 5 7/8". Sheet 10" x 7 1/2".
Publisher: J.H. Schneider, Amsterdam.
Edition: "Histoire Naturelle, générale et particulière….”, by de Buffon & Daubenton. Nouvelle Edition. Vol. 1-38. Amsterdam, J.H. Schneider, 1766-1799.
Date: 1785.
Materials and Techniques: Engraving and etching on laid paper. a Foolscap watermark.
Condition: Margins are partially trimmed. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Part of: Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon. Histoire Naturelle Générale et Particuliere….”, by de Buffon & Dauberton. Nouvelle Edition, Amsterdam J.H. Schneider. Supplement Tome V, 1785.