Title
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
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