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