Butterfly, Schmetterling, Leptaopterian Wall Chart by Paul Pfurtscheller, 1907ABOUT Antique large scale wall chart with an exploded view of the anatomy of the "Astropecten auranciacus," (red comb star starfish). Lithograph on two sheets of paper, mounted on canvas. Vibrant colors, some creasing, discoloration, cropped at the top, cracks at the center top and bottom, but overall good condition considering its age and use. Author and illustrator was Prof. Dr. Paul Pfurtscheller. Pfurtscheller (1855 1927) produced a series of 39

wooden dowels width 91 cm depth 0

Pichler's Witwe & Sohn' presumably circa 1907

3 cm Large width: 110 cm | height: 60 cm | depth: 0

some tanning at the bottom but overall very good condition considering its age and use

Hinrich Nitsche (1845-1902) und Carl Chun (marine biologist

This item was pubished by 'Martinus Nijhoff' presumably in the late 1920s

printed on high-quality linen on the basis of a 100% cotton mixture

Paul Pfurtscheller  place of origin Austria date of manufacture 1902 detailed condition

The centipede is "Plate 21" in the series

Paul Pfurtscheller  place of origin Austria date of manufacture 1903 detailed condition

whereas later editions used offset-printing

linen width 87 cm depth 0