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Antique print, titled: 'Muscarum atque Culicum. Tab. V-VIII.' - This image shows: Tab V: 'De lange, bruine en donkergestreepte Water-Made, benevens haare Verandering in eene veel kleine Vlieg' (The long, brown and dark-striped Water-Maggot, or Rat-tailed maggots, the larvae of certain hoverfly species). The image shows two larvae and the hoverfly. Tab VI: 'De bleek-Okerkoleurige Blad-Made, benevens haare Verandering in eene geele Vlieg' (The pale, ochre-coloured leaf maggot and its metamorphosis into a yellow fly). Tab. VII: 'De kleine, graauwachtige Mest- en Aard-Made, benevens haare Verandering in eene Vlieg' (The small, grayish Manure- and Earth maggot, and its metamorphosis ito a fly). Tab VIII: 'De kleine, geelachtig-witte Made, benevens haare Verandering in eene Vlieg' (The small, yellowish-white maggot, and its metamorphosis into a fly). From the second volume, second part (Tweede deels, IIe Stuk) of "De Natuurlyke Historie der Insecten […]". Commentary and text for this work were written by C.F.C. Kleemann. Haarlem and Amsterdam: C.H. Bohn and H. Gartman, 1765-1782. Corresponding text pages available on request. Handcoloured engraving on hand laid (verge) paper. Watermark: C & I Honig Made by 'A.J. Rosel van Rosenhof' after own design. Augustus Johannes Rosel von Rosenhof (1705-59) was a German miniature painter, and naturalist and entomologist. Roesel studied painting with his father and uncle, and later with the renowned Preisler in Nuremberg. While living in Copenhagen, he became inspired by the work of Maria Sibylla Merian. He returned to Nuremberg to devote himself largely to entomological studies and illustration, aided by his wife who hand colored his drawings and his son in law, who assisted in the publishing of his superbly illustrated scientific works. Roesel also did much of the engraving for his works. Very good, given age. Some faint soiling and/or staining in the margin edges. Image faintly browned. Faint offsetting from the text on the opposite page. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully. The overall size is ca. 21.5 x 27.5 cm. The image size is ca. 13 x 17.5 cm. The overall size is ca. 8.5 x 10.8 inch. The image size is ca. 5.1 x 6.9 inch. Storage location: C338-20.
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