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Antique Print of various Insects including the Nun Moth & Common House Mosquito
$200 (£150, €180)
Period original, not a reproduction.
Shipped from the Netherlands, flat, insured and tracked, worldwide. Returns accepted within 14 days.
- Date
- Not stated
- Size
- 9.4 × 7.7 in (24 × 19.5 cm)
- Condition
- Fair. 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.
- Artist or book
- Bertuch
- Section
- Insects and butterflies
- Reference
- f_31079332
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.
