Original Antique Print of a Gnu or Wildebeest

Original antique print of a gnu or widlebeest. Wildebeest, also called gnu, are antelopes of the genus Connochaetes and native to Eastern and Southern Africa. They belong to the family Bovidae, which includes true antelopes, cattle, goats, sheep, and other even-toed horned ungulates. There are two species of wildebeest: the black wildebeest or white-tailed gnu (C. gnou), and the blue wildebeest or brindled gnu (C. taurinus). Published circa 1845.

Condition: Good. General age-related toning. Some wear and soiling, blank verso. Please study images carefully.

Date: c.1845

Overall size: 19.3 x 23.7 cm.