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Antique Print of various Insects including the Nun Moth & Common House MosquitoAntique Print of various Insects including the Nun Moth & Common House MosquitoAntique Print of various Insects including the Nun Moth & Common House MosquitoAntique Print of various Insects including the Nun Moth & Common House Mosquito

Insects & Arachnids

Antique Print of various Insects including the Nun Moth & Common House Mosquito

€ 180

One of a kind: this is the sheet in the photographs. Ships from Langweer, the Netherlands.

Sheet size
24 × 19.5 cm (9.4 × 7.7 in)
Condition
Fair
Reference
BG-12902-68

Condition

Wear consistent with age and use. Age-related toning. Shows some wear and soiling. Two pieces of tape on verso, otherwise blank. Please study image carefully.

About this sheet

Original antique print of various insects. Nun moth, Lymantria monacha, caterpillar 1, moth, 2,3, and Phalaena bombyx monacha 1,2,3, and common house mosquito, Culex pipiens, 4,5, head and proboscis 6. This print originates from 'Bilderbuch fur Kinder' by F.J. Bertuch. Friedrich Johann Bertuch (1747-1822) was a German publisher and man of arts most famous for his 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with 1,200 engraved plates on natural history, science, costume, mythology, etc., published from 1790-1830.

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Antique Print of various Insects including the Nun Moth & Common House Mosquito
Antique Print of various Insects including the Nun Moth & Common House Mosquito
Ref. BG-12902-68 · € 180
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