Antique Print of a Cuttle fish ( Laid Open). George Shaw c1808
General Zoology or Systematic Natural History by George Shaw. M.D.F.R.S.

From the rare collection of  copperplate engravings which were originally published for the work  “Zoological Lectures” delivered at the Royal Institution in London by George Shaw. These images were engraved by the famous Mr Griffiths and his assistants. Whilst they were published in black & white this image has hand colouring.

The size of each image is approximately 9” x 5” or 23 x 13cm
Mounted size 13 x 10 inches or 33 x 25cm