line engraving

a technique of engraving in which all effects are produced by variations in the width and density of lines incised with a burin.

a metal plate so engraved.

a print or picture made from it.

Origin of line engraving

First recorded in 1800–10

line engraver, noun

Line-engraving is now practically obsolete, while etching and mezzotint have recently come more and more to the front.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 |Various
In him the real pure art of line-engraving reached its maturity.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 6 |Various
The graver is the customary and fundamental tool of what is properly called “line-engraving.”

A Treatise on Etching |Maxime Lalanne
Nevertheless, the 19th century produced most highly accomplished work in line-engraving, both in the figure and in landscape.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 6 |Various

Line-engraving has been killed by etching, mezzotint and the “mixed method.”

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 6 |Various

line-engraving

the art or process of hand-engraving in intaglio and copper plate

a plate so engraved

a print taken from such a plate

line-engraver, noun