Tatu Novemcinctus, Manis Tetradactyla: Brodtmann 1814

Title: Tatu Novemcinctus, Manis Tetradactyla Author: Karl Brodtmann Date: 1814 Medium: Hand-colored lithograph Condition: Very Good - Age toning, tidemarks, light surface dirt and scuffing Inches: 15 7/8 x 12 7/8 [Image] Centimeters: 40.32 x 32.7 [Image] Product ID: 312007 Hand-colored lithograph of a nine-banded armadillo and a pangolin by Karl Joseph Brodtmann (1787-1862), one of the most accomplished lithographers of the early-nineteenth century. Born in the city of Überlingen near the German-Swiss border, Brodtmann worked for much of his career in Zurich and Schaffhausen, Switzerland. He produced numerous hand-colored volumes of images related to natural history which served as instructional resources for bio- and zoologists. Brodtmann's lithographs also became sought-after collectibles for the aristocracy, a fact which attests to both the great beauty as well as the scientific accuracy of his work.