Charles Konig Esq.
E.H. Eddis del 1831. Printed by J.M. Johnson, Norwich.
Lithograph. Printed area 130 x 110 (5¼ x 4¼").
Charles Dietrich Eberhard Konig (1774-1851), a German naturalist who came to England in 1800 to organize the collections of Queen Charlotte. He then became assistant to Dryander, librarian to Joseph Banks, before beoming assistant keeper of natural history in the British Museum in 1807 and keeper in 1813. In 1837 the Department of Natural History was divided into three branches; Konig took charge of Geology and Mineralogy, a post he held until his death. His 'Icones fossilium sectiles' (1820-5) is a classic text in that field. 'E.H. Eddis' is likely Eden Upton Eddis.
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Lithograph. Printed area 130 x 110 (5¼ x 4¼").
Charles Dietrich Eberhard Konig (1774-1851), a German naturalist who came to England in 1800 to organize the collections of Queen Charlotte. He then became assistant to Dryander, librarian to Joseph Banks, before beoming assistant keeper of natural history in the British Museum in 1807 and keeper in 1813. In 1837 the Department of Natural History was divided into three branches; Konig took charge of Geology and Mineralogy, a post he held until his death. His 'Icones fossilium sectiles' (1820-5) is a classic text in that field. 'E.H. Eddis' is likely Eden Upton Eddis.
[Ref: 43165] £65.00