COLLECTION OF FOUR 19TH CENTURY CHROMOLITHOS OF BRITISH FRESHWATER FISHES BY REVEREND WILLIAM HOUGHTON,William Houghton (1828-1895) Published London, William MacKenzie, 1879. Consisting of four matted, of the period lithographs from the volume, British Freshwater Fishes, and include depictions of Young Trout, Salmon Paar and Smelt; Bull Trout, Grilse, or Young Salmon, and Lochleven Trout. All measure 10" high x 14" wide.
'Reverend William Houghton was an English naturalist and clergyman, noted for being the author of British Fresh-Water Fish. Consisting of color plates of British fresh water fish in two volumes, the forty-one plates show fish against a natural background or swimming in an underwater setting. The volumes show 38 engraved heading views of regions where the fish occur with diagrams. The text describes the species and their habitats.' Estimate $200-300
Provenance: The Old Print Gallery, Washington, DC.
All having good color and full margins. Minor toning.
