Specimen Location: American Museum of Natural History Library Rare Book Collection
Rights: Information on rights available at the repository
Repository: American Museum of Natural History
Publisher: American Museum of Natural History Research Library
Plate of Figure Number: XII
Original Caption: Tab XII
Libellulae wings expanded
Note: Natural Histories: Extraordinary Rare Book Selections from the American Museum of Natural History Library, Illustration of two adult dragonflies with a nymphal dragonfly
Medium: Hand-colored engravings
Imprint: London : Sold by Mr. White & Mr. Robson, 1782
Identifier: b12055384_4
Description of Publication: p. [1]-viii, 10-166, [4], [52] leaves of plates : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 30 cm. (4to)
Department / Discipline: Entomology
Date of Publication: 1782
Date: 2011
Coverage: Great Britain, United Kingdom
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scrapbooks, richly illustrated fragile and uniquely bound materials, limited and/or autographed editions; published and unpublished materials with special Museum association; materials of high monetary value; and rare books relevant to natural history, especially in those fields of interest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: F-5
Book Title: Exposition of English insects :including the several classes of Neuroptera, Hymenoptera, & Diptera, or bees, flies, & Libellulæ : exhibiting on 51 copper plates near 500 figures, accurately drawn & highly finished in colours, from nature : the whole minutely described, arranged & named, according to the Linnean system, with remarks : the figures of a great number of moths not in the Aurelian collection : formerly published by the same author and a plate with an explanation of colours, are likewise given in the work