Murkwurdige Schlangen: Marvelous C. 1800 German Watercolor on Laid of Two Snakes penny covered bottle Plus an introduction that tells

Plus an introduction that tells the history of La Florida—located on a “glorious corner of Havana” previously occupied by “The Silver Pine” and now transformed into “a refuge of Art and Poetry”

The only flaw on this otherwise excellent condition basket

but overall they are in very good shape

Wire inserted into the openings of the oars runs through oarlocks on either side

One tiny knick in the the paper along the right edge

Murkwurdige Schlangen: Marvelous C. 1800 German Watercolor on Laid of Two Snakes penny covered bottle Plus an introduction that tellsThis is not a hand colored engraving, it is an original, beautifully executed ink and watercolor drawing on watermarked laidone of four watercolors I purchased from a German seller, which appear all done by the same person, c. 1800. Photos do no justice to the real thing. I would guess they were the original drawings after which engravings were then made for a zoological volume. I find it, and all of them, extraordinarily beautiful, and their amazing