Marcus Elieser Bloch, Sparus Anchorago, The Anchor-tooth (Berlin: 1782-85; Paris: 1785-97) 11_2023_500blast A little soiling to the

A little soiling to the margins of each section

Indebted to the 18th-century English tradition of the picturesque landscape

and gives an excellent portrait of the extent of settlement (still largely confined to the Hudson Valley)

reflecting the geographic advancements of the Renaissance

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Marcus Elieser Bloch, Sparus Anchorago, The Anchor-tooth (Berlin: 1782-85; Paris: 1785-97) 11_2023_500blast A little soiling to theMarcus Elieser Bloch (1723 1799) Sparus Anchorago, The Anchor tooth From Ichtyologie, ou Histoire Naturelle, Generale et Particuliere des Poissons Berlin: 1782 85; Paris: 1785 1797 Hand colored engraving 11 x 18 sheet; 21 x 28 framed Blochs ambitious work is the most notable of all books on ichthyology. Bloch made every effort to be comprehensive in this study, searching out species from the four corners of the globe. This monumental work reflects the