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Swallowtail butterfly perched on a flower
Edward Donovan1800
University of Sydney Library
Camperdown, Australia
A swallowtail butterfly (Papilio Panthous) from a page in Edward Donovan's 'An epitome of the natural history of the insects of India, and the islands in the Indian Seas'.
Edward Donovan (1768-1837) was a natural history illustrator, amateur zoologist and writer. The engravings in these books were hand coloured by Donovan and a team of employees, using thick paints, burnished highlights, albumen overglazes and metallic paints.
'Insects of India' was the first European entomology publication for India.
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Details
- Title: Swallowtail butterfly perched on a flower
- Creator: Edward Donovan
- Date Created: 1800
- Location Created: London, United Kingdom
- Original Language: Latin, English
- Subject Keywords: Natural history, Insect
- Type: Printed book
- Publisher: Printed for the Author by T. Bensley
- Original Source: University of Sydney Library, RB 4700.110
- External Link: View this page in the digitised version
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