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GAUTIER D'AGOTY, JACQUES FABIEN. 1716-1785. Observations sur l'histoire naturelle, sur la physique et sur la peinture. Paris: Delaguette, 1752-1755. image 1
GAUTIER D'AGOTY, JACQUES FABIEN. 1716-1785. Observations sur l'histoire naturelle, sur la physique et sur la peinture. Paris: Delaguette, 1752-1755. image 2
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GAUTIER D'AGOTY, JACQUES FABIEN. 1716-1785.
Observations sur l'histoire naturelle, sur la physique et sur la peinture. Paris: Delaguette, 1752-1755.

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GAUTIER D'AGOTY, JACQUES FABIEN. 1716-1785.

Observations sur l'histoire naturelle, sur la physique et sur la peinture. Paris: Delaguette, 1752-1755.
6 parts (of 18) in 1 volume. 4to (255 x 195 mm). 22 color mezzotint plates, 6 line-engraved diagrams (most folding). Contemporary mottled calf. Rubbed, upper joint cracked, with a few early leaves slightly loose, foxing, a few underlines in ink, bird plates B & D are conjoined as a single folding plate.

FIRST EDITION, comprising the first 2 volumes (3 parts in each volume) of this journal devoted to science and art — the first periodical to be illustrated with plates printed in colors. Gautier d'Agoty's remarkable mezzotint illustrations include anatomical studies, a fetus in a glass with another beside the glass, and depictions of various animals. Brunet II, 1597; Choulant-Frank, p 273; Cohen-De Ricci, p 427; Franklin Early Colour Printing pp 50-51; Nissen ZBI, 1487; Wellcome 13300575.

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