A decade of curious insects: some of them not describ'd before: shewn in their natural size; and as they appear enlarg'd before the Lucernal microscope; in which the solar apparatus is artificially illuminated. With their history, characters, manners, and places of abode; on ten quarto plates, and their explanations. Drawn and engraved from nature. By J. Hill, M.D. Member of the Imperial Academy
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- A decade of curious insects: some of them not describ'd before: shewn in their natural size; and as they appear enlarg'd before the Lucernal microscope; in which the solar apparatus is artificially illuminated. With their history, characters, manners, and places of abode; on ten quarto plates, and their explanations. Drawn and engraved from nature. By J. Hill, M.D. Member of the Imperial Academy
- Insects in their natural size
- Insects, engraved from nature
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London : printed for the author, in St. James's-Street. And sold by B. White, in Fleet-Street; P. Elmsly, in the Strand; Parker, in Cornhill; Baldwin, in Pater-noster-Row; Ridley, St. James's Street; and J. Balfour, at Edinburgh, MDCC.LXXIII. [1773]
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White, Benjamin, approximately 1724-1794, bookseller.; Elmsley, Peter, 1734 or 1735-1802, bookseller.; Parker, Henry, 1725-1809, bookseller.; Baldwin, R. (Robert), 1737-1810, bookseller.; Ridley, John, -1782, bookseller.; Balfour, John, -1795, bookseller.
- Publication year
- 1773
- ESTC No.
- T32177
- Grub Street ID
- 262910
- Description
- 24, [2] p., 10 leaves of plates : ill. ; 4°.
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- A reissue of the 1772 edition entitled "Insects in their natural size" (ESTC T504494) with a cancel title page and index added
On title page verso: Ladies who may chuse to paint these insects themselves may have sets of the cuts on Royal Paper printed pale for that purpose
The plates are not signed
Signatures: A-C]4] [chi]1.