Japanese Fishes (409) Nature Image: 14 x 19"

Image: 14 x 19"

There were many popular illustrated volumes attesting to the pride the breeders had in their enterprises

Fruits in Urns:              Image: 9 x 12"

Among the 180 engravings in these volumes

it included a substantial text on canine medicine and surgery

Japanese Fishes (409) Nature Image: 14 x 19"OCEAN BOUNTY Anyone who has walked an ocean beach constantly watches the sand for unusual shells that the tide casts ashore. In 1742, the Italian engraver, Pazzi, published a comprehensive volume of all known shells. Our Shell collection reproduced four of his best plates. They are available in two sizes for use in larger or smaller rooms. Aside from "opening the door" to Japan in 1852, one of the more important tasks that were assigned to Commodore