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Descriptive Information

Title
American entomology, or Descriptions of the insects of North America : illustrated by coloured figures from original drawings executed from nature / by Thomas Say.
Call Number
8864.807.2
Identifier
ark:/88435/9g54xt17g
Publisher
[Philadelphia] : S. A. Mitchell, for sale by A. Finley, 1824-28 (W. Brown)
Language
English
Date Created
1824-1828
Extent
3 v., [54] leaves of plates : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
Rights Statement
No Known Copyright
Notes
Vol. 1: added engraved title page.
"Explanation of terms used in entomology": vol. 2, p. 1-37, at end.
Plates by T. R. Peale, H. Bridport, C. A. Lesueur, W. W. Wood, and C. Tiebout; engraved by Tiebout, G. Lang, and Longacre.
"Philadelphia Museum"--t.p.

Discovery Information

Subject
Insects—Pictorial works
Insects—North America
Entomology—North America—Pictorial works

Physical Characteristics

File Count
1

Institutional Information

Collection
Selections from the Graphic Arts Collection
Holding location
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IIIF Manifest URL

https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/fd236e79-ebec-42cd-842c-f93f3d2cbeb5/manifest