Natural history of lepidopterous insects of New South Wales / collected, engraved, and faithfully pa...
Natural history of lepidopterous insects of New South Wales / collected, engraved, and faithfully painted after nature by John William Lewin.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
London : Printed for the author, and published from the hand of his brother, Thomas Lewin ..., 1805.
Alternative title
Dixson Library copy, spine title: Lewin's entomology
Date
1805.
Call Numbers
Q80/41 , MRB/F595.78/L , MRB/Q595.7809944/1 , MRB/Q595.78/L
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MMS ID
Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
19 p., 18 leaves of col. plates ; 28 cm.
Publication information
Publisher
London : Printed for the author, and published from the hand of his brother, Thomas Lewin ..., 1805.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
1805.
Subjects
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Alternative Titles
Full title
Natural history of lepidopterous insects of New South Wales / collected, engraved, and faithfully painted after nature by John William Lewin.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
At head of title: Prodromus entomology.
Dixson library copy at Q80/41 is incomplete: missing plate 9. Housed with 1822 edition in a box measuring 31 x 25 x 4 cm. including typewritten description of the two editions. Pink interleaving for plates facing each other.
Ferguson bibliography.
Mitchell Library copy at MRB/Q595.7809944/1 has bookplate: "Thomas Scott, Earlston, no. 686." Watermarks show 1801, 1804, 1819 & 1820. Text probably printed 1805, and plates about 1822. Includes frontispiece. No interleaving....
Citation / References Note
Ferguson, J.A. Bibliography of Australia, 411
Additional physical form availability note
Online at the State Library of NSW.
Online at the National Library of Australia.
Contextual Information
Other version (online)
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
Q80/41 , MRB/F595.78/L , MRB/Q595.7809944/1 , MRB/Q595.78/L
Record Identifier
74VKM5r7l2mZ
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKM5r7l2mZ
Other Identifiers
DDC
565.78
MMS ID
991021396069702626
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