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Life cycle of a butterfly from Harris' The Aurelian, or, Natural history of English insects
Finnin, Denis
American Museum of Natural History
New York, NY, United States
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- Title: Life cycle of a butterfly from Harris' The Aurelian, or, Natural history of English insects
- Creator: Finnin, Denis
- Subject: Rare books, Butterflies, Insects, Insects -- Pictorial works, Flowers
- 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: XXXVL
- Original Caption: To the Rev. M. William Ray. This plate is humbly dedicated by his most humble obliged serv!
- Note: Natural Histories: Extraordinary Rare Book Selections from the American Museum of Natural History Library
- Medium: Hand-colored engravings
- Imprint: London : Printed for the Author, 1766, and with great additions, for J. Robson, 1778.
- Identifier: b10836809
- Description of Publication: xv, 86 p. col. plates 45 cm.
- Department / Discipline: Entomology
- Date: 2011
- 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scrapbooks, richly illustrated fragile and uniquely bound materials, limited and/or autographed editions; published and unpublished materials with special Museum association; materials of high monetary value; and rare books relevant to natural history, especially in those fields of interest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: RF-37-D
- Book Title: The Aurelian, or, Natural history of English insects; namely, moths and butterflies :together with the plants on which they feed; a faithful account of their respective changes; their usual haunts when in the winged state; and their standard names, as given and established by the worthy and ingenious society of Aurelians
- Bibliographic Number: <a href="http://libcat1.amnh.org/record=b1083680" target="_blank">b10836809</a>
- Author: Harris, Moses, 1731?-1785?
- Artist: Harris, Moses, 1731?-1785?
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