Bilder Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon (1707–1788) – Fish Illustrations (Tranoscope, Trachine, and Scorpenoide) – Engraving (Circa 1798–1803)

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This print is a detailed natural history illustration depicting three distinct species of spiny-finned fish, marine species from the Indo-Pacific or Mediterranean. The illustrations meticulously capture the distinctive spiny dorsal fins, scaled bodies, and specialized head structures of these benthic (bottom-dwelling) fish.

Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon was a renowned French naturalist and author of the colossal Histoire Naturelle, générale et particulière. The volume containing this print belongs to the later continuation of the work by Bernard Germain de Lacépède (1756–1825), which covered fishes and other groups. Lacépède's volumes, published in Paris by Plassan between 1798 and 1803, were an encyclopedic effort to document the world's ichthyology with systematic descriptions and detailed engravings.

Artist or Maker: Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon

Dimensions: Approximately 26 × 19 cm

Medium: Engraving

Date: Circa 1798–1803

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