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Hand Colored

Before photographic reproduction existed, color had to be added by hand. Engravers and lithographers produced the black-and-white plate, then teams of colorists worked through editions sheet by sheet, applying watercolor or gouache according to a master guide. The results appear across natural history illustration, cartography, anatomical studies, and satirical prints spanning roughly 1650 to 1900. Every piece here is a period original from that tradition.

Hand Colored

Before photographic reproduction existed, color had to be added by hand. Engravers and lithographers produced the black-and-white plate, then teams of colorists worked through editions sheet by sheet, applying watercolor or gouache according to a master guide. The results appear across natural history illustration, cartography, anatomical studies, and satirical prints spanning roughly 1650 to 1900. Every piece here is a period original from that tradition.

Ancient Britain, Antique Map - Original Vintage Map
Ancient Britain, Antique Map c.1828 €43,95 EUR

Item Type: Map

Size: 10.25" x 8.5"

Year: c.1828

Petaurine Opposum- Hand Colored Engraving - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Petaurine Opposum- Hand Colored Engraving c.1811 €17,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 5.25" x 8.5"

Year: c.1811

Rashleigh Shark- A History of the Fishes of the British Islands - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Rashleigh Shark- Fishes of the British Islands c.1878 €43,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 6.0" x 10.0"

Year: c.1878

The Milkman by J.J. Grandville - Original Antique Print:
The Milkman by J.J. Grandville c.1854 €43,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 6.5" x 10.0"

Year: c.1854

Dance Lessons by J.J. Grandville - Original Antique Print:
Dance Lessons by J.J. Grandville c.1854 €48,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 6.5" x 10.0"

Year: c.1854

British Conchology- Hand-Colored Lithograph - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
British Conchology- Hand-Colored Lithograph c.1854 €65,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 6.5" x 5.0"

Year: c.1854

Who Do You Take Me For by J.J Grandville - Original Antique Print:
Who Do You Take Me For by J.J Grandville c.1854 €43,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 6.5" x 10.0"

Year: c.1854

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Barbary Squirrel & Virginian Flying Do- Hand Colored Engraving - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Barbary Squirrel & Virginian Flying Do- Hand Colored Engraving c.1811 €26,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 8.5" x 5.25"

Year: c.1811

Saint Éloi, Craftsmen- Wood Engraving - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Saint Éloi, Craftsmen- Wood Engraving c.1940 €210,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 15.0" x 12.5"

Year: c.1940

Spinous Shark- Fishes of the British Islands - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Spinous Shark- Fishes of the British Islands c.1878 €43,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 6.0" x 10.0"

Year: c.1878

No Room for Strangers by J.J. Grandville - Original Antique Print:
No Room for Strangers by J.J. Grandville c.1854 €43,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 6.5" x 10.0"

Year: c.1854

Missouri- Cram's Atlas - Authentic Vintage Map
Missouri, Cram's Atlas c.1889 €35,95 EUR

Item Type: Map

Size: 11.0" x 14.5"

Year: c.1889

Bats, Mammals- Stone Lithograph - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Bats, Mammals- Stone Lithograph c.1824 €161,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 9.5" x 12.5"

Year: c.1824

Plate 41
Arm & Eye Anatomy- La Médecine Pittoresque c.1834 €52,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 10.75" x 7.25"

Year: c.1834

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Beetles, Hand Colored Engraving - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Beetles, Hand Colored Engraving c.1835 €35,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 6.5" x 4.0"

Year: c.1835

Les Métamorphoses du Jour 4
Afternoon Stroll by J.J. Grandville c.1854 €48,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 6.5" x 10.0"

Year: c.1854

Treehopper Insects, Hand Colored Engraving - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Treehopper Insects, Hand Colored Engraving c.1832 €21,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 8.5" x 5.5"

Year: c.1832

Houndfish, Sharks- Hand Colored Stone Lithograph - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Houndfish, Sharks- Hand Colored Stone Lithograph c.1833 €157,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 13.75" x 8.75"

Year: c.1833

Plate 71
Arm & Hand Muscles- La Médecine Pittoresque c.1834 €52,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 11.0" x 7.25"

Year: c.1834

Exotic Moths- Hand Colored Engraving - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Exotic Moths- Hand Colored Engraving c.1880 €30,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 7.0" x 5.0"

Year: c.1880

Plate 29
Leg Arteries- La Médecine Pittoresque c.1834 €74,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 11.25" x 7.0"

Year: c.1834

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Plate 80
Arm & Hand Nerves- La Médecine Pittoresque c.1834 €52,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 11.0" x 7.5"

Year: c.1834

Golden Ground Beetle, Hand Colored Engraving - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Golden Ground Beetle, Hand Colored Engraving c.1835 €35,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 6.0" x 4.0"

Year: c.1835

Wild Turkey, Studer's Popular Ornithology - Original Antique Print:
Wild Turkey, Studer's Popular Ornithology c.1895 €43,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 10.25" x 14.25"

Year: c.1895

Buzzard, Hawk- A History of British Birds - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Buzzard, Hawk- A History of British Birds c.1866 €43,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 7.0" x 5.0"

Year: c.1866

Jer-Falcon- A History of British Birds - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Jer-Falcon- A History of British Birds c.1866 €43,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 7.0" x 5.0"

Year: c.1866

Kite, Eagle- A History of British Birds - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Kite, Eagle- A History of British Birds c.1866 €43,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 7.0" x 5.0"

Year: c.1866

Bees, Gadfly, Horsefly, & Mosquito, Hand Colored Engraving - Original Antique Print:
Bees, Gadfly, Horsefly, & Mosquito, Hand Colored Engraving c.1868 €43,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 13.5" x 17.0"

Year: c.1868

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Eagle Feathers- Copper Engraving - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Eagle Feathers- Copper Engraving c.1775 €131,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 12.0" x 9.0"

Year: c.1775

Le Comté d'Artois, France - Original Vintage Map
La Lorraine, France- Administrative Divisions c.1692 €525,95 EUR

Item Type: Map

Size: 26.25" x 36.75"

Year: c.1692

Swallow-Tailed Kite, Eagle- A History of British Birds - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Swallow-Tailed Kite, Eagle- A History of British Birds c.1866 €43,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 7.0" x 7.0"

Year: c.1866

Plate 19
Facial Anatomy & Toxicology- La Médecine Pittoresque c.1834 €74,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 11.0" x 7.5"

Year: c.1834

Petition for Separation by J.J. Grandville - Original Antique Print:
Petition for Separation by J.J. Grandville c.1854 €43,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 6.5" x 10.0"

Year: c.1854

Vanity in Bloom by J.J. Grandville - Original Antique Print:
Vanity in Bloom by J.J. Grandville c.1854 €48,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 6.5" x 10.0"

Year: c.1854

Plate 43
Lower Leg Veins- La Médecine Pittoresque c.1834 €74,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 10.75" x 7.25"

Year: c.1834

Plate 81
Intestinal Lymph Vessels- La Médecine Pittoresque c.1834 €74,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 11.0" x 7.5"

Year: c.1834

Mauritania & Africa Proper, Antique Map - Original Vintage Map
Mauritania & Africa Proper, Antique Map c.1845 €35,95 EUR

Item Type: Map

Size: 8.5" x 10.25"

Year: c.1845

Les Métamorphoses du Jour 10
Insurance Will Cover It by J.J. Grandville c.1854 €52,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 6.5" x 10.0"

Year: c.1854

Golden Eagle- A History of British Birds - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Golden Eagle- A History of British Birds c.1866 €43,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 7.0" x 5.0"

Year: c.1866

You Can Tell They're Artists by J.J. Grandville - Original Antique Print:
You Can Tell They're Artists by J.J. Grandville c.1854 €43,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 6.5" x 10.0"

Year: c.1854

Honey Buzzard, Hawk- A History of British Birds - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Honey Buzzard, Hawk- A History of British Birds c.1866 €43,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 7.0" x 5.0"

Year: c.1866

Plate 90
Leg Nerves- La Médecine Pittoresque c.1834 €52,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 10.75" x 7.25"

Year: c.1834

Arkansas- Cram's Atlas - Authentic Vintage Map
Arkansas, Cram's Atlas c.1889 €35,95 EUR

Item Type: Map

Size: 11.0" x 14.5"

Year: c.1889

Great Squirrel- Hand Colored Engraving - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Great Squirrel- Hand Colored Engraving c.1811 €21,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 5.25" x 8.5"

Year: c.1811

Plate 17
Head & Neck Arteries- La Médecine Pittoresque c.1834 €74,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 11.0" x 7.5"

Year: c.1834

Greenland Shark- Fishes of the British Islands - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Greenland Shark- Fishes of the British Islands c.1878 €43,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 6.0" x 10.0"

Year: c.1878

Sagra Buqueti Beetles, Hand-Colored Antique Print - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Sagra Buqueti Beetles, Hand-Colored Antique Print c.1835 €39,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 6.9" x 3.9"

Year: c.1835

Broad-Headed Gazer Shark- Fishes of the British Islands - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Broad-Headed Gazer Shark- Fishes of the British Islands c.1878 €43,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 6.0" x 10.0"

Year: c.1878

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