Erste Ausgabe. – Nissen 257.: "The plates were produced by a mixed process of photographic transposing on to a metal plate (heliography) followed by handwork of various kinds – soft-ground etching, mezzotint and aquatint, the background tint being achieved by lithography." – Die schönen großformatigen Tafeln mit Rinderrassen aus Dänemark, Deutschland, Großbritannien, Frankreich, Holland, Österreich und der Schweiz. – Die Karten zeigen die Verbreitung der jeweiligen Rinderrasse. – Meist nur leicht (wenige Tafeln stärker) fleckig.
Possibly the earliest application of heliography. – 2 volumes. – The beautiful and large plates with cattle from Denmark, Germany, Great Britain, France, the Netherlands, Austria and Switzerland. – The maps show the spread of each bovine species. – Mostly only slightly (few plates stronger) soiled. – Contemporary half calf with label und gilt-tooling on the spine (tail somewhat damaged, joint cracked, soiled and scuffed, somewhat bumped).