Caterpillar
WILKES, Benjamin
From Clive A. Burden Ltd., Chalfont St. Giles, BUCKS, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since March 1, 2024
From Clive A. Burden Ltd., Chalfont St. Giles, BUCKS, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since March 1, 2024
About this Item
11 x 8.5 inches, early hand coloured copperplate engraving. The 'English Moths and Butterflies' by Benjamin Wilkes (fl.1740-50) includes plates drawn from the work of the great Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-70) and Jacob van Huysum (1687-1740). Wilkes was invited by a friend to a meeting of the Aurelian Society and became a member. He began his own collection of English lepidoptera making sketches of the various stages of metamorphoses. Joseph Dandridge, who had been a patron of Eleazer Albin (1690-1742), encouraged Wilkes to publish his notes. Lisney (1960)185-6; Nissen ZBI (1978) 4410. Seller Inventory # D3256
Bibliographic Details
Title: Caterpillar
Publisher: London
Publication Date: 1773
Binding: No binding
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