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An exposition of English insects : including the several classes of Neuroptera, Hymenoptera, & Diptera, or bees, flies, & Libellulae : exhibiting on 51 copper plates near 500 figures, accurately drawn, & highly finished in colours from nature

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Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Publication date: 1782.
Call number: 493540
Creator: Harris, Moses (1730-approximately 1788)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Purchased from Charles B. Wood III, Inc., October 1992.
Dimensions: 30 cm (4to)
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An exposition of English insects : including the several classes of Neuroptera, Hymenoptera, & Diptera, or bees, flies, & Libellulae : exhibiting on 51 copper plates near 500 figures, accurately drawn, & highly finished in colours from nature

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The Aurelian,, or, natural history of English insects; namely, moths and butterflies. Together with the plants on which they feed; ... and their standard names, as given and established by the ... Society of Aurelians. Drawn, engraved and coloured, from the natural subjects themselves