I did not have the original book this engraving came from, but the person I bought it from gave the following information. The print is c. 1775, from a book by George Louis Leclerc Buffon, whose engravings date from 1766-1799. Cabinet Roi - Collection de planches d'histoire naturelle enluminees, . This work, although French in origin, was published in Amsterdam, and the subtitle located on the print is in French. The hand-coloring is original to the time period of publication.
All tapirs are endangered species.