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Page from 'The history of four-footed beasts and serpents'
Edward Topsell, Conrad Gessner, Thomas Moffett, and John Rowland1658
University of Sydney Library
Camperdown, Australia
These pages are from part one of this book, titled "The theater of insects, or, Lesser living creatures."
At this time, metamorphosis in insects was not known. The first moth that appears on this page is described as being "begat" (born) of a rough canker worm.
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- Title: Page from 'The history of four-footed beasts and serpents'
- Creator: Edward Topsell, Conrad Gessner, Thomas Moffett, John Rowland
- Date Created: 1658
- Location Created: London, United Kingdom
- Physical Dimensions: 33 cm
- Original Language: English
- Provenance: University of Sydney Library Rare Books and Special Collections copy acquired from Charlotte Macdonald
- Type: Book
- Publisher: Printed by E. Cotes
- Original Source: Macdonald Wing G624
- Medium: Book
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