American entomology, or, Descriptions of the insects of North America : illustrated by coloured figures from original drawings executed from nature

Title Variants

Alternative: American entomology

Alternative: Descriptions of the insects of North America

By

Say, Thomas, 1787-1834

Peale, Titian Ramsay, 1799-1885 , ill.
Lesueur, Charles Alexandre, 1778-1846 , ill.
Wood, W. W., fl 1825-1830 , ill.
Bridport, Hugh, 1794-1870 , engraver.
Lang, George S., 1799- , engraver.
Longacre, James Barton, 1794-1869 , engraver.
Tiebout, Cornelius, 1777-1832 , engraver.
Hay, William Perry, 1872-1947

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

[Philadelphia], Published by Samuel Augustus Mitchell, for sale by Anthony Finley, corner of Fourth and Chesnut St., William Brown, printer, 1824-1828

Notes

"Six plates of the present volume, together with their accompanying text, were printed off in the year 1817, but as they were never properly published, it has been thought advisable to include them in the present work"--V. 1, p. vii.

"Philadelphia Museum."

Vol. 1 has an added engraved t.p., signed: C.A. Le Sueur del.

Plates illustrated by T.R. Peale, C.A. Lesueur, and W.W. Wood; and engraved by H. Bridport, G. Lang, Longacre, and C. Tiebout.

Nissen, C. Zoologische Buchillustration, | I, 3612

Horn & Schenkling. Index litt. entomologiae, | 19004

Subjects

Entomology , Insects , North America , Pictorial works

Call Number

QL466 .S27

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.12482
LCCN: https://lccn.loc.gov/06012607
OCLC: 1934354