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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.

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Flying Colugo- Hand Colored Engraving - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Flying Colugo- Hand Colored Engraving c.1811 €26,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 5.25" x 8.5"

Year: c.1811

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Time for Poker by J.J. Grandville - Original Antique Print:
Time for Poker by J.J. Grandville c.1854 €52,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 6.5" x 10.0"

Year: c.1854

Les Métamorphoses du Jour 13
My Wife's Away by J.J. Grandville c.1854 €43,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 6.5" x 10.0"

Year: c.1854

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

Item Type: Map

Size: 14.5" x 11.0"

Year: c.1889

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

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 7.0" x 5.0"

Year: c.1866

Long Tailed Manis- Hand Colored Engraving - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Long Tailed Manis- Hand Colored Engraving c.1811 €21,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 5.25" x 8.5"

Year: c.1811

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

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 6.0" x 10.0"

Year: c.1878

Plate 7
Arm Arteries, Diseased Lungs- La Médecine Pittoresque c.1834 €65,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 11.25" x 7.5"

Year: c.1834

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

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 7.0" x 5.0"

Year: c.1866

Plate 91
Major Torso Veins- La Médecine Pittoresque c.1834 €52,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 11.0" x 7.25"

Year: c.1834

Home of the Hare by J.J. Grandville - Original Antique Print:
Home of the Hare by J.J. Grandville c.1854 €43,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 6.5" x 10.0"

Year: c.1854

Triumphal arch of Ce-ceu-fu, Hand Colored Engraving - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Triumphal arch of Ce-ceu-fu, Hand Colored Engraving c.1843 €35,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 5.5" x 8.5"

Year: c.1843

Beetles & Insects, Hand-Colored Engraving - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Beetles & Insects, Hand-Colored Engraving c.1835 €39,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 4.25" x 6.5"

Year: c.1835

Beetles & Insects, Hand Colored Engraving - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Beetles & Insects, Hand Colored Engraving c.1840 €39,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 6.5" x 4.25"

Year: c.1840

Ancient Hispania, Antique Map - Original Vintage Map
Ancient Hispania, Antique Map c.1850 €43,95 EUR

Item Type: Map

Size: 8.25" x 10.25"

Year: c.1850

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Plate 25 - Original Antique Print:
Back, Uterus & Fetal Anatomy- La Médecine Pittoresque c.1834 €74,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 11.0" x 7.5"

Year: c.1834

Les Métamorphoses du Jour 5
The Doctor Will See You by J.J. Grandville c.1854 €43,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 6.5" x 10.0"

Year: c.1854

Hedgehog, Water Shrew- Hand Colored Engraving - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Hedgehog, Water Shrew- Hand Colored Engraving c.1811 €30,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 5.25" x 8.5"

Year: c.1811

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

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 6.0" x 10.0"

Year: c.1878

Plate 16
Pelvic Arteries, Neck Nerves- La Médecine Pittoresque c.1834 €74,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 11.25" x 7.5"

Year: c.1834

Brodtman Rodents- Hand Colored Engraving - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Brodtman Rodents- Hand Colored Engraving c.1816 €65,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 16.75" x 13.5"

Year: c.1816

Plate 22
Skeletal Anatomy- La Médecine Pittoresque c.1834 €74,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 11.0" x 7.5"

Year: c.1834

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

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 6.5" x 10.0"

Year: c.1854

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

Item Type: Map

Size: 14.0" x 11.0"

Year: c.1889

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

Item Type: Map

Size: 11.0" x 14.0"

Year: c.1889

Flying Fish- Hand Colored Stone Lithograph - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Flying Fish- Hand Colored Stone Lithograph c.1833 €240,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 19.0" x 13.0"

Year: c.1833

Russia- Cram’s Atlas - Authentic Vintage Map
Russia- Cram’s Atlas c.1889 €87,95 EUR

Item Type: Map

Size: 21.75" x 14.25"

Year: c.1889

Armenia to India, Antique Map - Original Vintage Map
Armenia to India, Antique Map c.1842 €43,95 EUR

Item Type: Map

Size: 8.25" x 10.25"

Year: c.1842

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

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 6.0" x 10.0"

Year: c.1878

Plate 42
Chest & Abdominal Arteries- La Médecine Pittoresque c.1834 €74,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 10.5" x 7.25"

Year: c.1834

Rough-Legged Buzzard, Hawk- A History of British Birds - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Rough-Legged 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

Squirrel Opossum & Badger- Hand Colored Engraving - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Squirrel Opossum & Badger- Hand Colored Engraving c.1811 €35,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 8.5" x 5.25"

Year: c.1811

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

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 6.0" x 10.0"

Year: c.1878

Cicadas- Copper Engraving - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Cicadas- Copper Engraving c.1775 €109,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 12.0" x 9.0"

Year: c.1775

Plate 23
Posterior Arteries of the Leg- La Médecine Pittoresque c.1834 €65,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 11.0" x 7.5"

Year: c.1834

Plate 89
Heart, Stomach & Intestines- La Médecine Pittoresque c.1834 €74,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 11.0" x 7.25"

Year: c.1834

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

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 6.5" x 10.0"

Year: c.1854

Misugie Paper Store, Hikifuda Japanese Ad - Original Antique Print:
Misugie Paper Store, Hikifuda Japanese Ad c.1900 €131,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 14.5" x 9.75"

Year: c.1900

South America- Cram’s Atlas - Authentic Vintage Map
South America- Cram’s Atlas c.1889 €87,95 EUR

Item Type: Map

Size: 20.5" x 14.5"

Year: c.1889

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

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 7.0" x 5.0"

Year: c.1866

Beetles & Insects, Hand Colored Engraving - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Beetles & Insects, Hand Colored Engraving c.1840 €39,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 6.5" x 4.25"

Year: c.1840

Presenting my Daughter by J.J. Grandville - Original Antique Print:
Presenting My Daughter by J.J. Grandville c.1854 €43,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 6.5" x 10.0"

Year: c.1854

Picked Dog and Young Shark- Fishes of the British Islands - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Picked Dog and Young Shark- Fishes of the British Islands c.1878 €43,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 6.0" x 10.0"

Year: c.1878

Natural History Antique Print- Beatles - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Natural History Antique Print- Beetles c.1775 €105,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 12.5" x 9.0"

Year: c.1775

Plate 92
Groin & Kidney Lymph Vessels- La Médecine Pittoresque c.1834 €74,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 11.0" x 7.0"

Year: c.1834

Plate 94
Arm & Leg Lymphatics- La Médecine Pittoresque c.1834 €52,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 11.0" x 7.0"

Year: c.1834

Everyone Finds Pleasure by J.J. Grandville - Original Antique Print:
Everyone Finds Pleasure by J.J. Grandville c.1854 €43,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 6.5" x 10.0"

Year: c.1854

Antique Print 20
Gold Washers of California, Antique Print c.1859 €26,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 5.25" x 9.0"

Year: c.1859

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