Striking 1796 Copperplate Engraving on Wove of Caput Madusae Star Fish abstract painting This is a charming antique

This is a charming antique calling card

including teaching for 16 summers in Brazil and Greece

I also see  its many rooms and platforms as very conducive to the display of lots of little creatures

3 1/2" x 5 1/2" and in good antique condition

but a hanger could easily be mounted on the backside (which is almost as great as the front

Striking 1796 Copperplate Engraving on Wove of Caput Madusae Star Fish abstract painting This is a charming antiqueA 1796 copperplate engraving depicting "the Caput Medusae or Magellanic Star fish" from the Encyclopaedia Londinensis, a "universal dictionary of arts, sciences, and literature" edited by John Wilkes and published in London in a series of volumes. A beautiful engraving I think, with these very dense webs of tendrils evoking all sorts of things, and very fine micro detail. Nice rich black, too. 10 3 4" x 8 3 8", copper engraving on wove. With