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A History of the Fishes of the British Islands
by Jonathan Couch
Published in London, 1862-65

Original 160+-year-old color wood block engravings with some hand-colored finishing

Sheet size: approximately 6.5 x 9.75 inches.


Jonathan Couch
(1789-1870)
A great deal of Jonathan Couch's varied work was published during his lifetime, but his major work was Fishes of the British Islands, published in four volumes between 1862 and 1865. The great work contained 256 water colours and drawings and is of considerable artistic merit as well as being a major contribution to scientific knowledge.

Offered below are original engravings from the 1860's volumes.
Please click on the image to see an enlarged view of the plate.

Ruff

Ruff

Gilthead

Gilthead

$89.95

Old Wife

Old Wife

$89.95

Barbel

Barbel

$89.95

Sheatfish

Sheatfish

$89.95

Prussian Carp

Prussian Carp

$89.95

Comber

Comber

$89.95

Common Sturgeon

Common Sturgeon

$89.95

Huso

Huso

$89.95

Miller's Thumb

Miller's Thumb

$89.95

Monkfish

Monkfish

$89.95

Angler

Angler

$89.95

Long Flounder

Long Flounder

$89.95

Flounder

Flounder

$89.95

Halibut

Holibut [sic] Halibut

Lemon Sole

Lemon Sole

$89.95

Variegated Sole

Variegated Sole

$89.95

Solenette

Solenette

$89.95

Long Rough Dab

Long Rough Dab

$89.95

Dab

Dab

$89.95

Smear Dab

Smear Dab

$89.95

Smear Dab

Smear Dab—variety

$89.95

Ekstrom's Topknot

Ekstrom's Topknot

$89.95

Bloch's Topknot

Bloch's Topknot

$89.95



Megrim

(from the 1873 edition, scattered foxing)

Pole

Pole

$89.95

Sail Fluke

Sail Fluke

$89.95

Lumpfish

Lumpfish

$89.95

 

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