Lot 5

Three Mark Catesby Prints - Remora and Crustaceans

Estimate: $300 - $500

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(British, 1679-1749)  

T. 26, The Remora; T. 34, The Sea Hermit Crab; T. 35, The Sand Crab, from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and The Bahama Islands, 1771-1810 edition, two with text, hand colored engraving on wove paper, two with "J. Ruse 1800" watermark, largest plate 13-7/8 x 10 in., sheets 20-1/4 x 14-3/8 in.; unframed 

Provenance: Private Collection, South Carolina

Condition

full sheets, loose, binding edges present, toning, small points of foxing, text bleed, chipping at edges, small stains at binding edges, T. 26 with small stain upper right margin verso, T. 35 with tear and fold lower left margin corner verso

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Private Collection, South Carolina