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Tobias Gottlieb Wilhem

Sea Creatures

Tobias Gottlieb Wilhem (1758–1811) was a German naturalist and clergyman whose encyclopaedic work Unterhaltungen Aus Der Naturgeschichte (Conversations from Natural History), published by Martin Engelbrecht in Augsburg beginning in 1801, brought the natural world to a broad popular audience. The hand-colored engravings in this ambitious multi-volume series depict sea creatures, insects, birds, and other natural subjects with remarkable color and detail, combining scientific observation with the decorative sensibility of the period.

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Sea Creatures — Unterhaltungen Aus Der Naturgeschichte
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Sea Creatures — Unterhaltungen Aus Der Naturgeschichte

Artist
Tobias Gottlieb Wilhem
Date
c. 1801
Medium
Hand-colored engraving
Size
8 × 10 in.
Price
$150

From Unterhaltungen Aus Der Naturgeschichte (Conversations from Natural History), Tobias Gottlieb Wilhem, published by Martin Engelbrecht, Augsburg, c. 1801. A superb hand-colored engraving depicting sea creatures with remarkable color and scientific precision. Wilhem's encyclopaedic natural history series brought the wonders of the natural world to a broad popular audience through vivid and detailed illustration.

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Sea Creatures — Unterhaltungen Aus Der Naturgeschichte
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Natural History

Sea Creatures — Unterhaltungen Aus Der Naturgeschichte

Artist
Tobias Gottlieb Wilhem
Date
c. 1801
Medium
Hand-colored engraving
Size
8 × 10 in.
Price
$150

From Unterhaltungen Aus Der Naturgeschichte (Conversations from Natural History), Tobias Gottlieb Wilhem, published by Martin Engelbrecht, Augsburg, c. 1801. A superb hand-colored engraving depicting sea creatures with remarkable color and scientific precision. Wilhem's encyclopaedic natural history series brought the wonders of the natural world to a broad popular audience through vivid and detailed illustration.

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Sea Creatures — Unterhaltungen Aus Der Naturgeschichte
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Natural History

Sea Creatures — Unterhaltungen Aus Der Naturgeschichte

Artist
Tobias Gottlieb Wilhem
Date
c. 1801
Medium
Hand-colored engraving
Size
8 × 10 in.
Price
$150

From Unterhaltungen Aus Der Naturgeschichte (Conversations from Natural History), Tobias Gottlieb Wilhem, published by Martin Engelbrecht, Augsburg, c. 1801. A superb hand-colored engraving depicting sea creatures with remarkable color and scientific precision. Wilhem's encyclopaedic natural history series brought the wonders of the natural world to a broad popular audience through vivid and detailed illustration.

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Sea Creatures — Unterhaltungen Aus Der Naturgeschichte
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Natural History

Sea Creatures — Unterhaltungen Aus Der Naturgeschichte

Artist
Tobias Gottlieb Wilhem
Date
c. 1801
Medium
Hand-colored engraving
Size
8 × 10 in.
Price
$150

From Unterhaltungen Aus Der Naturgeschichte (Conversations from Natural History), Tobias Gottlieb Wilhem, published by Martin Engelbrecht, Augsburg, c. 1801. A superb hand-colored engraving depicting sea creatures with remarkable color and scientific precision. Wilhem's encyclopaedic natural history series brought the wonders of the natural world to a broad popular audience through vivid and detailed illustration.

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Sea Creatures — Unterhaltungen Aus Der Naturgeschichte
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Natural History

Sea Creatures — Unterhaltungen Aus Der Naturgeschichte

Artist
Tobias Gottlieb Wilhem
Date
c. 1801
Medium
Hand-colored engraving
Size
8 × 10 in.
Price
$150

From Unterhaltungen Aus Der Naturgeschichte (Conversations from Natural History), Tobias Gottlieb Wilhem, published by Martin Engelbrecht, Augsburg, c. 1801. A superb hand-colored engraving depicting sea creatures with remarkable color and scientific precision. Wilhem's encyclopaedic natural history series brought the wonders of the natural world to a broad popular audience through vivid and detailed illustration.

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Sea Creatures — Unterhaltungen Aus Der Naturgeschichte
Very Good
Natural History

Sea Creatures — Unterhaltungen Aus Der Naturgeschichte

Artist
Tobias Gottlieb Wilhem
Date
c. 1801
Medium
Hand-colored engraving
Size
8 × 10 in.
Price
$150

From Unterhaltungen Aus Der Naturgeschichte (Conversations from Natural History), Tobias Gottlieb Wilhem, published by Martin Engelbrecht, Augsburg, c. 1801. A superb hand-colored engraving depicting sea creatures with remarkable color and scientific precision. Wilhem's encyclopaedic natural history series brought the wonders of the natural world to a broad popular audience through vivid and detailed illustration.

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Sea Creatures — Unterhaltungen Aus Der Naturgeschichte
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Natural History

Sea Creatures — Unterhaltungen Aus Der Naturgeschichte

Artist
Tobias Gottlieb Wilhem
Date
c. 1801
Medium
Hand-colored engraving
Size
8 × 10 in.
Price
$150

From Unterhaltungen Aus Der Naturgeschichte (Conversations from Natural History), Tobias Gottlieb Wilhem, published by Martin Engelbrecht, Augsburg, c. 1801. A superb hand-colored engraving depicting sea creatures with remarkable color and scientific precision. Wilhem's encyclopaedic natural history series brought the wonders of the natural world to a broad popular audience through vivid and detailed illustration.

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Sea Creatures — Unterhaltungen Aus Der Naturgeschichte
Very Good
Natural History

Sea Creatures — Unterhaltungen Aus Der Naturgeschichte

Artist
Tobias Gottlieb Wilhem
Date
c. 1801
Medium
Hand-colored engraving
Size
8 × 10 in.
Price
$150

From Unterhaltungen Aus Der Naturgeschichte (Conversations from Natural History), Tobias Gottlieb Wilhem, published by Martin Engelbrecht, Augsburg, c. 1801. A superb hand-colored engraving depicting sea creatures with remarkable color and scientific precision. Wilhem's encyclopaedic natural history series brought the wonders of the natural world to a broad popular audience through vivid and detailed illustration.

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Sea Creatures — Unterhaltungen Aus Der Naturgeschichte
Very Good
Natural History

Sea Creatures — Unterhaltungen Aus Der Naturgeschichte

Artist
Tobias Gottlieb Wilhem
Date
c. 1801
Medium
Hand-colored engraving
Size
8 × 10 in.
Price
$150

From Unterhaltungen Aus Der Naturgeschichte (Conversations from Natural History), Tobias Gottlieb Wilhem, published by Martin Engelbrecht, Augsburg, c. 1801. A superb hand-colored engraving depicting sea creatures with remarkable color and scientific precision. Wilhem's encyclopaedic natural history series brought the wonders of the natural world to a broad popular audience through vivid and detailed illustration.

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Sea Creatures — Unterhaltungen Aus Der Naturgeschichte
Very Good
Natural History

Sea Creatures — Unterhaltungen Aus Der Naturgeschichte

Artist
Tobias Gottlieb Wilhem
Date
c. 1801
Medium
Hand-colored engraving
Size
8 × 10 in.
Price
$150

From Unterhaltungen Aus Der Naturgeschichte (Conversations from Natural History), Tobias Gottlieb Wilhem, published by Martin Engelbrecht, Augsburg, c. 1801. A superb hand-colored engraving depicting sea creatures with remarkable color and scientific precision. Wilhem's encyclopaedic natural history series brought the wonders of the natural world to a broad popular audience through vivid and detailed illustration.

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Sea Creatures — Unterhaltungen Aus Der Naturgeschichte
Very Good
Natural History

Sea Creatures — Unterhaltungen Aus Der Naturgeschichte

Artist
Tobias Gottlieb Wilhem
Date
c. 1801
Medium
Hand-colored engraving
Size
8 × 10 in.
Price
$150

From Unterhaltungen Aus Der Naturgeschichte (Conversations from Natural History), Tobias Gottlieb Wilhem, published by Martin Engelbrecht, Augsburg, c. 1801. A superb hand-colored engraving depicting sea creatures with remarkable color and scientific precision. Wilhem's encyclopaedic natural history series brought the wonders of the natural world to a broad popular audience through vivid and detailed illustration.

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Sea Creatures — Unterhaltungen Aus Der Naturgeschichte
Very Good
Natural History

Sea Creatures — Unterhaltungen Aus Der Naturgeschichte

Artist
Tobias Gottlieb Wilhem
Date
c. 1801
Medium
Hand-colored engraving
Size
8 × 10 in.
Price
$150

From Unterhaltungen Aus Der Naturgeschichte (Conversations from Natural History), Tobias Gottlieb Wilhem, published by Martin Engelbrecht, Augsburg, c. 1801. A superb hand-colored engraving depicting sea creatures with remarkable color and scientific precision. Wilhem's encyclopaedic natural history series brought the wonders of the natural world to a broad popular audience through vivid and detailed illustration.

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Sea Creatures — Unterhaltungen Aus Der Naturgeschichte
Very Good
Natural History

Sea Creatures — Unterhaltungen Aus Der Naturgeschichte

Artist
Tobias Gottlieb Wilhem
Date
c. 1801
Medium
Hand-colored engraving
Size
8 × 10 in.
Price
$150

From Unterhaltungen Aus Der Naturgeschichte (Conversations from Natural History), Tobias Gottlieb Wilhem, published by Martin Engelbrecht, Augsburg, c. 1801. A superb hand-colored engraving depicting sea creatures with remarkable color and scientific precision. Wilhem's encyclopaedic natural history series brought the wonders of the natural world to a broad popular audience through vivid and detailed illustration.

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Plate XLVI — Sea Stars & Brittle Stars
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Plate XLVI — Sea Stars & Brittle Stars

Artist
Tobias Gottlieb Wilhem
Date
c. 1801
Medium
Hand-colored engraving
Size
8 × 10 in.
Price
$150

From Unterhaltungen Aus Der Naturgeschichte (Conversations from Natural History), Tobias Gottlieb Wilhem, published by Martin Engelbrecht, Augsburg, c. 1801. Plate XLVI depicts a spectacular array of sea stars and brittle stars alongside holothurians and other echinoderms, with individual specimens numbered 428–443. The hand-coloring renders the pink and grey tones of the starfish with exceptional delicacy. Wilhem's encyclopaedic natural history series brought the wonders of the natural world to a broad popular audience through vivid and detailed illustration.

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Sea Creatures — Unterhaltungen Aus Der Naturgeschichte
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Sea Creatures — Unterhaltungen Aus Der Naturgeschichte
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Sea Creatures — Unterhaltungen Aus Der Naturgeschichte
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Sea Creatures — Unterhaltungen Aus Der Naturgeschichte
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Sea Creatures — Unterhaltungen Aus Der Naturgeschichte
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