{"id":25534,"date":"2023-02-14T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-13T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inter-antiquariaat.nl\/dev-en\/antiek\/uncategorized\/tench-fish-marcus-elieser-bloch-1782-1795\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T15:39:37","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T13:39:37","slug":"tench-fish-marcus-elieser-bloch-1782-1795","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/inter-antiquariaat.nl\/en\/antiques\/miscellaneous\/fishes\/tench-fish-marcus-elieser-bloch-1782-1795\/","title":{"rendered":"Tench (fish) &#8211; Marcus Elieser Bloch, 1782-1795"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>THE TENCH<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201c<strong><em>Cyprinus Tinca\/Der Schley\/La Tanche\/The Tench<\/em><\/strong>\u201d (plate 14), copper engraving made by <strong>Gabriel Bodenehr<\/strong> after the drawing of <strong>Kr\u00fcger jr<\/strong>, for <strong>Markus Elieser Bloch<\/strong>&#8216;s \u201c<em>Allgemeine Naturgeschichte der Fische<\/em>\u201d published in Berlin <strong>between 1782 and 1795<\/strong>. With original hand colouring. Size: 19 x 38 cm.<\/p>\n<p>Bloch devoted a significant part of his life to his &#8220;Allgemeine Naturgeschichte der Fische,&#8221; which is considered to have laid the foundations of the science of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ichthyology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ichthyology<\/a>. The publication was well-received and widely subscribed, leading to five editions in German and French. Bloch made little or no alteration in the systematic arrangement established by <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peter_Artedi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Peter Artedi<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carl_Linnaeus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Carl Linnaeus<\/a>, although he was inclined to modify the classification based on the structure of the gills. He found it necessary to add 19 new genera and described 276 species previously unknown to science, many of which were found in remote ocean regions and were popular for their bright colors or unique shapes.<\/p>\n<p>The tench is a freshwater fish species in the carp family <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cyprinidae\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cyprinidae<\/a>. It is a stout-bodied fish with a greenish-brown coloration and a dark, olive-green back. Tench have a thick, mucus-coated skin and a pair of small barbels near their mouth. They are bottom-dwelling fish and are often found in still or slow-moving waters with plenty of vegetation. Today tench are popular among anglers for their fighting ability and are also used as a food fish in some regions.<\/p>\n<p>Bloch is considered the most important ichthyologist of the 18th century.<\/p>\n<p>Price: Euro 350,-<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE TENCH \u201cCyprinus Tinca\/Der Schley\/La Tanche\/The Tench\u201d (plate 14), copper engraving made by Gabriel Bodenehr after the drawing of Kr\u00fcger jr, for Markus Elieser Bloch&#8216;s \u201cAllgemeine Naturgeschichte der Fische\u201d published in Berlin between 1782 and 1795. With original hand colouring. Size: 19 x 38 cm. Bloch devoted a significant part of his life to his [&#8230;]\n","protected":false},"featured_media":19612,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[1451,1404],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-25534","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","artist-bloch-marcus-elieser-1723-1799","product_cat-fishes","product_cat-miscellaneous","first","instock","sold-individually","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>original engraving tench fish 18th century ichtyology history<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"antique print original engraving tench fish 18th century ichtyology history Marcus Elieser Bloch\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/inter-antiquariaat.nl\/en\/antiques\/miscellaneous\/fishes\/tench-fish-marcus-elieser-bloch-1782-1795\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"original engraving tench fish 18th century ichtyology history\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"antique print original engraving tench fish 18th century ichtyology history Marcus Elieser Bloch\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/inter-antiquariaat.nl\/en\/antiques\/miscellaneous\/fishes\/tench-fish-marcus-elieser-bloch-1782-1795\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Inter Antiquariaat\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-06-05T13:39:37+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/inter-antiquariaat.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/Tench-Zeelt-Marcus-Elieser-Bloch-1782-1795-1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"882\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/inter-antiquariaat.nl\\\/en\\\/antiques\\\/miscellaneous\\\/fishes\\\/tench-fish-marcus-elieser-bloch-1782-1795\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/inter-antiquariaat.nl\\\/en\\\/antiques\\\/miscellaneous\\\/fishes\\\/tench-fish-marcus-elieser-bloch-1782-1795\\\/\",\"name\":\"original engraving tench fish 18th century ichtyology history\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/inter-antiquariaat.nl\\\/en\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/inter-antiquariaat.nl\\\/en\\\/antiques\\\/miscellaneous\\\/fishes\\\/tench-fish-marcus-elieser-bloch-1782-1795\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/inter-antiquariaat.nl\\\/en\\\/antiques\\\/miscellaneous\\\/fishes\\\/tench-fish-marcus-elieser-bloch-1782-1795\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/inter-antiquariaat.nl\\\/en\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/5\\\/Tench-Zeelt-Marcus-Elieser-Bloch-1782-1795-1.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-02-13T23:00:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-06-05T13:39:37+00:00\",\"description\":\"antique print original engraving tench fish 18th century ichtyology history Marcus Elieser Bloch\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/inter-antiquariaat.nl\\\/en\\\/antiques\\\/miscellaneous\\\/fishes\\\/tench-fish-marcus-elieser-bloch-1782-1795\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/inter-antiquariaat.nl\\\/en\\\/antiques\\\/miscellaneous\\\/fishes\\\/tench-fish-marcus-elieser-bloch-1782-1795\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/inter-antiquariaat.nl\\\/en\\\/antiques\\\/miscellaneous\\\/fishes\\\/tench-fish-marcus-elieser-bloch-1782-1795\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/inter-antiquariaat.nl\\\/en\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/5\\\/Tench-Zeelt-Marcus-Elieser-Bloch-1782-1795-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/inter-antiquariaat.nl\\\/en\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/5\\\/Tench-Zeelt-Marcus-Elieser-Bloch-1782-1795-1.jpg\",\"width\":1600,\"height\":882},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/inter-antiquariaat.nl\\\/en\\\/antiques\\\/miscellaneous\\\/fishes\\\/tench-fish-marcus-elieser-bloch-1782-1795\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/inter-antiquariaat.nl\\\/en\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Antique maps, prints and drawings\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/inter-antiquariaat.nl\\\/en\\\/antique-maps-prints-and-drawings\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Tench (fish) &#8211; Marcus Elieser Bloch, 1782-1795\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/inter-antiquariaat.nl\\\/en\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/inter-antiquariaat.nl\\\/en\\\/\",\"name\":\"Inter Antiquariaat\",\"description\":\"Antique maps, prints and drawings\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/inter-antiquariaat.nl\\\/en\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"original engraving tench fish 18th century ichtyology history","description":"antique print original engraving tench fish 18th century ichtyology history Marcus Elieser Bloch","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/inter-antiquariaat.nl\/en\/antiques\/miscellaneous\/fishes\/tench-fish-marcus-elieser-bloch-1782-1795\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"original engraving tench fish 18th century ichtyology history","og_description":"antique print original engraving tench fish 18th century ichtyology history Marcus Elieser Bloch","og_url":"https:\/\/inter-antiquariaat.nl\/en\/antiques\/miscellaneous\/fishes\/tench-fish-marcus-elieser-bloch-1782-1795\/","og_site_name":"Inter Antiquariaat","article_modified_time":"2026-06-05T13:39:37+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1600,"height":882,"url":"https:\/\/inter-antiquariaat.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/Tench-Zeelt-Marcus-Elieser-Bloch-1782-1795-1.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/inter-antiquariaat.nl\/en\/antiques\/miscellaneous\/fishes\/tench-fish-marcus-elieser-bloch-1782-1795\/","url":"https:\/\/inter-antiquariaat.nl\/en\/antiques\/miscellaneous\/fishes\/tench-fish-marcus-elieser-bloch-1782-1795\/","name":"original engraving tench fish 18th century ichtyology history","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/inter-antiquariaat.nl\/en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/inter-antiquariaat.nl\/en\/antiques\/miscellaneous\/fishes\/tench-fish-marcus-elieser-bloch-1782-1795\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/inter-antiquariaat.nl\/en\/antiques\/miscellaneous\/fishes\/tench-fish-marcus-elieser-bloch-1782-1795\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/inter-antiquariaat.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/Tench-Zeelt-Marcus-Elieser-Bloch-1782-1795-1.jpg","datePublished":"2023-02-13T23:00:00+00:00","dateModified":"2026-06-05T13:39:37+00:00","description":"antique print original engraving tench fish 18th century ichtyology history Marcus Elieser Bloch","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/inter-antiquariaat.nl\/en\/antiques\/miscellaneous\/fishes\/tench-fish-marcus-elieser-bloch-1782-1795\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/inter-antiquariaat.nl\/en\/antiques\/miscellaneous\/fishes\/tench-fish-marcus-elieser-bloch-1782-1795\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/inter-antiquariaat.nl\/en\/antiques\/miscellaneous\/fishes\/tench-fish-marcus-elieser-bloch-1782-1795\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/inter-antiquariaat.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/Tench-Zeelt-Marcus-Elieser-Bloch-1782-1795-1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/inter-antiquariaat.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/Tench-Zeelt-Marcus-Elieser-Bloch-1782-1795-1.jpg","width":1600,"height":882},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/inter-antiquariaat.nl\/en\/antiques\/miscellaneous\/fishes\/tench-fish-marcus-elieser-bloch-1782-1795\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/inter-antiquariaat.nl\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Antique maps, prints and drawings","item":"https:\/\/inter-antiquariaat.nl\/en\/antique-maps-prints-and-drawings\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Tench (fish) &#8211; Marcus Elieser Bloch, 1782-1795"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/inter-antiquariaat.nl\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/inter-antiquariaat.nl\/en\/","name":"Inter Antiquariaat","description":"Antique maps, prints and drawings","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/inter-antiquariaat.nl\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inter-antiquariaat.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/25534","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inter-antiquariaat.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inter-antiquariaat.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inter-antiquariaat.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25534"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inter-antiquariaat.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19612"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inter-antiquariaat.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25534"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inter-antiquariaat.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=25534"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inter-antiquariaat.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=25534"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inter-antiquariaat.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=25534"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}