Above, two bees, two marmots, a tropical palm, a heron and a crane; below, two spiders, a treelike plant, two fish and a tunicate animal of the class Ascidiacea. Engraving by Heath.

Date:
1 March 1806
Reference:
40485i
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[London] (New Bridge Street, Blackfriars) : Printed for Richard Phillips, 1 March 1806.

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1 print : engraving, with etching ; sheet 28.4 x 22.1 cm

Lettering

Natural history. Apis socialis ... Heath sc. The lettering continues within the print: The items are numbered from 28-40 and named

References note

Not found in: John Heath, The Heath family engravers 1779-1878, Aldershot 1993

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Wellcome Collection 40485i

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