Insekten XXXIX. Insectes XXXIX. Insects XXXIX. Insetti XXXIX. (Rare German moths).

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• PUBLISHER: Published by Landes-Industrie-Comptoirs, Weimar.

• MEDIUM: Etching; hand colored,

  DATE: 1792-1810.

• EDITION SIZE: Image size vignette 8 x 6 1/4" (200 x 155 mm).

• DESCRIPTION: Fig. 1. The clifton Non pareil. Fig. 2. The orange underwing Moth. Fig. 3. The high red underwing Moth. Fig. 4. The crimson underwing Moth. From F. J. Bertuch's "Bilderbuch fur Kinder." An elaborate pictorial encyclopedia, Bertuch's work was designed to teach children about the physical world -- its geography, natural phenomena, flora and fauna, as well as its peoples and their mores at work and leisure. <br><br>

• ADDITIONAL INFO: Included is a page of pertinent text in English on one side and Italian on the other.

• CONDITION: Generally good condition, has some staining.

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• CATEGORIES: 18th-19th Century Subjects , Natural History - Animals & Insects , Butterflies & Moths