{"product_id":"shaw-nooder-1792-ambystoma-mexicanum-mole-salamander-hand-colored-copper-engraving","title":"Shaw + Nodder 1792 Ambystoma Mexicanum (Mole Salamander) Hand-Colored Copper Engraving","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is a striking and wonderfully surreal looking hand-colored Shaw and Nodder copper engraving of a Mole Salamader, or \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eAmbystoma Mexicanum, dated 1792. Recently, I found a couple of Shaw and Nodder engravings that had been enhanced with additional watercoloring and annotation by a holder of them in the first half of the 19th century; that is not the case here, but those heightened my awareness of them, and then I found this one in Vermont this week. I find the color--and the creature itself!--quite otherworldly, and perfectly spare at the same time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe engraving comes\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efrom \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eGeorge Shaw's renowned \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Naturalist's Miscellany, with this plate dated 1792. \u003c\/span\u003eThe Naturalist's Miscellany was a monumental 24-volume work, known for its wide range of birds, reptiles, insects, quadrupeds, sea life, and botanicals.  Fredrick Nodder was the engraver for most of the work. George Shaw was a doctor, Fellow of the Royal Society, co-founder of the Linnean Society, and a zoologist of the British Museum. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e8 13\/16\" x 5 7\/16\". Very good condition, clean and bright. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"critical EYE Finds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47924852916478,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0015\/5022\/1382\/files\/IMG_7730.png?v=1773445266","url":"https:\/\/www.criticaleyefinds.com\/products\/shaw-nooder-1792-ambystoma-mexicanum-mole-salamander-hand-colored-copper-engraving","provider":"critical EYE Finds","version":"1.0","type":"link"}