BERGHEM Nicolas (Haarlem 1624 1683) - "Animalia" (The Book of Man). 1648-1652. Complete suite of 8 etched plates including the frontispiece (the address erased). Proofs on laid paper. Ref: Hollstein & Bartsch, n°49 to 56. Inscriptions on the frontispiece: "ANIMALIA // ad vivum delineata, et aqua forti æri // impressa, // Studio et arte // NICOLAI BERCHEMI". Small margins. Beautiful homogeneous suite. Berchem was a great and prolific painter of Italian pastoral landscapes, often populated with mythological figures, but as an aquafortist he was above all an animalist. 10,8 x 11,5 cm approximately each plate. Condition A/B (Slight trace of wetness to three plates, all formerly mounted by the corners on two bristol sheets and rare small scattered stains).