An epitome of the natural history of the insects of India, and the islands in the Indian seas: Comprising Upwards of Two Hundred and Fifty Figures and Descriptions of the Most Singular and Beautiful Species, Selected Chiefly from those Recently Discovered, and which have not Appeared in the Works of any Preceding Author. The Figures are Accurately Drawn, Engraved, and Coloured, from Specimens of the Insects; the Descriptions are Arranged According to the System of Linnaeus; with References to the Writings of Fabricius, and Other Systematic Authors. By E. Donovan, Author of the Natural History of the Insects of China, &c.

  • Donovan, E. (Edward), 1768-1837.
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1800
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London : printed for the author, by T. Bensley, Bolt Court, Fleet Street; and sold by Messrs. Rivingtons, St. Paul's Church Yard; White, Fleet Street Faulder, Bond Street; and H. D. Symonds, Paternoster Row, 1800.

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[76]p.,plates ; 40.

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ESTC T102038

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Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2003. (Eighteenth century collections online). Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.

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