Egyptian Wild Cats. (Caracal & Sand Cats).

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• ARTIST: Jakob Schreiber

• PUBLISHER: Published by J. F. Schreiber, Erlangen, Germany.

• MEDIUM: Lithograph printed in color & finished by hand,

  DATE: 1872.

• EDITION SIZE: Image size 10 1/8 x 6 7/8" (25.7 x 17 cm).

• DESCRIPTION: A detailed 19th-century natural history lithograph published by J. F. Schreiber of Erlangen in 1872, depicting Egyptian wild cats in a desert setting. The principal species represented are the African Wildcat (Felis lybica)—considered the ancestor of the domestic cat—and the Sand Cat (Felis margarita), a smaller desert-dwelling species adapted to arid environments. Both animals are shown with characteristic features: the tawny, striped coat of the African wildcat and the pale fur and rounded ears of the sand cat.

• ADDITIONAL INFO: This piece is in a 11 x 14" inch mat for handling.

• CONDITION: Good condition and color.

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• CATEGORIES: 18th-19th Century Subjects , Natural History - Animals & Insects , Cats