In 1824 two Augsburg art dealers and publishers; Engelbrecht and Herzberg were in possession of Ridinger’s plates and reissued the Thier-reich prints under the title of Naturhistorische Originaltierwerks nach Vorlage Johann Elias Ridinger. The 127 prints were this time cut down to 19.2 x 20.8 cm and printed in black and white. The text below was reduced from three lines to one and each rhino print was numbered; 117 for the Asian and 118 for the African species. Although it was announced to also appear in a hand-colored version, no such prints are known to exist.
