Kangaroo. Hand colored lithograph.

Ca. 1850. An attractive print illustrating three animals, with three gray kangaroos depicted at the top in a landscape. The two animals illustrated below the kangaroo are lemur and opossum. A lithograph with period hand color, from an unknown natural history publication, with the platemark "VIII" in the top right corner, black rule around edge of print which is trimmed on left side. A border on three sides of the print would indicate that this is the right half of a larger print. 7 x 10 5/8" plus margin. Very bright. Very good condition. Item #18631

Price: $45.00