Above, small arachnids (lice and ticks), sturgeons and a warted snake; below, kingfishers, a puffin, plants, insects and a bird. Engraving by Heath.
- Date:
- 1 March 1806
- Reference:
- 40483i
- Pictures
About this work
Publication/Creation
[London] (New Bridge Street, Blackfriars) : Printed for Richard Phillips, 1 March 1806.
Physical description
1 print : engraving, with etching ; sheet 28.4 x 22 cm
Lettering
Natural history. Acarus domesticus .... Heath sc.
The animals are numbered from 1-14 and named
Lettering continues within the print
References note
Not found in: John Heath, The Heath family engravers 1779-1878, Aldershot 1993
Reference
Wellcome Collection 40483i
Type/Technique
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores