Hand-colored engravings, 18th century, with pencil inscriptions in unknown hand to two, full title reads Papillons Exotiques des Trois parties du Monde: l’Asie, l’Afrique et l’Amerique (Exotic Butterflies from Three Parts of the World: Asia, Africa and America), framed as two pairs, framing is similar.

Frame dimensions 18 x 15 1/4 in. (the largest pair; the others slightly smaller)

From the Collection of a Well Traveled Gentleman, Raleigh, North Carolina

Some scattered foxing, toning, and slight sheet waviness in places; not examined out of frames.