1790 BERTUCH ORIGINAL ANTIQUE HAND COLORED ENGRAVING SOUTH SEA MARQUESAS ISLES
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1790 BERTUCH ORIGINAL ANTIQUE HAND COLORED ENGRAVING SOUTH SEA MARQUESAS ISLES:
$65.00
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Category: Original Antique Print
Marquesas Islands Pl.133
Historical Information:Thisbeautiful hand colored engraving has been selected from a German encyclopedia entitled Bilderbuch fur Kinder, published in Weimar between 1790 and 1810 under the supervision of Friedrich JustinBertuch. The encyclopedia was issued in 12 volumes and contained short articles written at a child\'s level of understanding about subjects such as zoology, botany, geology, geography,history and anthropology. Bertuch assembled the book according to his educational philosophy: the emphasis should be on illustrations that were beautifully and correctly drawn, selected and engraved from the best originals, in order to give children accurate information, while the text should be kept concise lest the child become confused or lose interest. He also felt that where possible, strange and rarephenomena should be featured to capture the child\'s attention and imagination. Therefore the encyclopedia was illustratedthroughout with vivid and detailed copperplate engravings, that were scientifically accurate and sophisticated in their composition and execution. It was published in German, French, Italian and English.
Bertuch (1747-1822) was a widely known successfulentrepreneur and very much a man of the 18th century Enlightenment, sharing thegeneral preoccupation of the age with the correct education of young, as well as the categorization of knowledge. He saw education as a means of social progress and self-improvement for all classes of people. In 1790, Bertuch began his majorpublishing project, the above mentioned encyclopedia, the first pictorial encyclopedia for children, a 12 volume work and landmark in educational publishing whose vibrant illustrations are still admired today.
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Author:Bertuch
Work: Bilderbuch fur KinderDate:1790Print Style:Copperplate EngravingPaper Size:~9.5 x 8 inchesPaper Type:Strong Chain Linked
Special Features:Hand Colored
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1790 BERTUCH ORIGINAL ANTIQUE HAND COLORED ENGRAVING SOUTH SEA MARQUESAS ISLES:
$65.00