{"product_id":"portraits-of-the-game-wild-animals-of-southern-africa-by-cornwall-harris-major-sir-william","title":"Portraits of the Game \u0026 Wild Animals of Southern Africa by Cornwall-Harris, Major Sir William","description":"\u003cp\u003eISBN : 9780620083928\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGalago, 1986\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHardcover, 175 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eeries of four 19th Century fine hand-coloured lithographed plates of African wildlife.\u003cbr\u003eThese lithographs depict an African Rhinoceros, The Hippopotamus, The Water Buck and The Hartebeest from Portraits of the game and wild animals of Southern Africa by William Cornwallis Harris (1807-48) military engineer and artist.\u003cbr\u003eWhile posted in South Africa in the mid-1830s, Harris went on an expedition to the Savannah grasslands and produced several watercolour paintings of the animals he observed.\u003cbr\u003eThese are amongst the earliest accurate European depictions of African wildlife and a significant contribution to the natural history of the region presented in faux ivory painted frames with inset mirrored panels.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"I H Pentz Booksellers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46587391967394,"sku":null,"price":1250.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0364\/4047\/3732\/files\/images_3e19e164-b053-4c0a-bb5d-0ece5a98095f.jpg?v=1770994323","url":"https:\/\/pentzbooks.co.za\/products\/portraits-of-the-game-wild-animals-of-southern-africa-by-cornwall-harris-major-sir-william","provider":"I H Pentz Booksellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}