An Engraved Title Page
Title
An Engraved Title Page
Description
Despite being a book of a very technical nature, the text volume of Bakker’s Osteographia piscium (1822) includes an attractive engraved vignette on the title page.
Creator
Justin Hanisch (photographer)
Source
Osteographia piscium; gadi praesertim Aeglefini, comparati cum Lampride guttato, specie rariori [and] Icones, ad illustrandam piscium osteographiam
Publisher
W. van Boekeren
Date
1822
Contributor
Gerbrandi Bakker (author)
Format
2 Volumes: text and atlas
Text: Octavo
Atlas: Folio
Text: Octavo
Atlas: Folio
Coverage
Groningae [Groningen] (published)
Citation
Justin Hanisch (photographer), “An Engraved Title Page,” Bruce Peel Special Collections Library Online Exhibits, accessed July 11, 2025, https://omeka.library.ualberta.ca/items/show/3335.