Title: Western checkerspot, Euphydryas chalcedona, Plate LXV from The Butterflies of North America by Titian Ramsay Peale
Creator: Finnin, Denis
Subject: Rare books, Butterflies, Lepidoptera -- North America -- Pictorial works, Art, Painting, Insects -- Pictorial works, Entomology
Rights: Information on rights available at the repository.
Repository: American Museum of Natural History
Publisher: American Museum of Natural History Library
Note: Natural Histories: The Butterflies of North America: Titian Peale's Lost Manuscript: Extraordinary Rare Book Selections from the American Museum of Natural History Library
Medium: Paintings
Imprint: Illustrated and described by Titian R. Peale
Identifier: b1083009_72
Description of Publication: 3 boxes (164 leaves of plates) : 127 ill. (125 col.) ; 33 cm. + 1 case ([145] leaves ; 37 cm.)
Department / Discipline: Entomology
Date of Publication: [1873-1885]
Date: 2014
Coverage: North America
Collection Title: Rare Book Collection
Collection Name: Rare Book Collection
Collection Description: The images of the Rare Book Collection highlight some of the art, illustrations, engravings, maps, and sketches from the over 14,000 rare materials housed at the Library. The Museum Library’s Rare Book Collection includes field diaries and scrapbooks, richly illustrated fragile and uniquely bound materials, limited and/or autographed editions; published and unpublished materials with special Museum association; materials of high monetary value; and rare books relevant to natural history, especially in those fields of interest at the Museum. This image collection commences with all of the artwork showcased in Natural Histories: Extraordinary Rare Book Selections from the American Museum of Natural History Library: Essays & Plates, a book edited by the Library’s Director, published in October, 2012.
Call Number: 20-D
Book Title: The butterflies of North America, diurnal Lepidoptera : whence they come, where they go, and what they do
Author: Peale, Titian Ramsay, 1799-1885
Artist: Peale, Titian Ramsay, 1799-1885
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