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Insekten LI. Insectes LI. Insects LI. Insetti LI. (Beautiful German Night Butterflies).

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

  • MEDIUM: Etching; hand colored,

    DATE: 1792-1810.

  • EDITION SIZE: Image size vignette 7 3/4x 6 1/4" (200 x 155 mm).

  • DESCRIPTION: Fig. 1. The Matron. Fig. 2. The vary-coloured Phalaena. Fig. 3. The drone-wanderer. Fig. 4. The Diana. Fig. 5. The Widow. 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: Good condition.

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