Title
American entomology, or, Descriptions of the insects of North America : ilustrated by coloured figures from drawings executed from nature
Title Variants
Alternative:
American entomology
Alternative:
Descriptions of the insects of North America
By
Say, Thomas, 1787-1834
Bridport, Hugh, 1794-1870
, engraver.
Lesueur, Charles Alexandre, 1778-1846
, ill.
Longacre, James Barton, 1794-1869
, engraver.
Kneass, Young & Co.,
, engraver.
Type
Book
Material
Published material
Publication info
Philadelphia, Published by Mitchell and Ames, W. Brown, printer, Prune Street, 1817
Notes
"The present number is intended as the integral portion of a publication of no inconsiderable magnitude on the insects of North America"--P. [iii] (2nd group).
Preliminary issue of six plates from Say's 3 volume work of the same title, published 1824-1828, and later reissued in his Complete writings on the entomology of North America, ed. by Leconte.
Added engraved t.p., signed: C.A. Le Sueur del.; Kneass, Young & Co. sc.
Horn & Schenkling. Index litt. entomologiae, | 18991
Nissen, C. Zoologische Buchillustration, | I, 3612 ("prospectus")
Subjects
Insects
,
North America
,
Pictorial works
Call Number
QL466 .S27 1817
Language
English
Identifiers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.12623
OCLC:
4014328
Find in a local library