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Plate 4 from from 'Butterflies, beetles and other insects: the Leningrad book of notes and studies'

Maria Sibyllan Merian1977

University of Sydney Library

University of Sydney Library
Camperdown, Australia

This facsimile was printed in 1977 from the collections of original watercolours purchased by Tsar Peter the Great in 1717, held in the Archives and Library of the Academy of Sciences of the U.S.S.R. in Leningrad. 'Butterflies, beetles and other insects: the Leningrad book of notes and studies' is a two volume publication with 119 colour plates and a separate volume of text.

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  • Title: Plate 4 from from 'Butterflies, beetles and other insects: the Leningrad book of notes and studies'
  • Creator: Maria Sibyllan Merian
  • Date Created: 1977
  • Location Created: Saint Petersburg, Russia
  • Original Language: German, English, French, Russian
  • Provenance: The University of Sydney copy is number 92 of the limited print edition of 1750 copies.
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill
  • Original Source: University of Sydney Library, RB Folio 4877.21
University of Sydney Library

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