An exposition of English insects [electronic resource] : Including the several classes of neuroptera, & hymenoptera, & diptera, or bees, flies, & libellula. Exihibiting on 51 copper plates near 500 figures accurately drawn & highly finished in colours, from nature The whole minutely described, arranged, & named according to the linnean-system with remarks. The figures of a great number of moths, not in the aurelian collection formerly published by the same author, and a date with an explanation of colours, are likewise given in the work. By Moses Harris.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Harris, Moses, 1731?-1785?.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Insects--Great Britain--Early works to 1800.

Insects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource ([8],166p.,plates )

Other Title:

Exposition of English insects

Place of Publication:

London : Sold by Mr. White, bookseller, in Fleet-street, & Mr. Robson, in New Bond street, MDCCLXXVI. [1776]

Notes:

Parallel English and French texts printed in two columns.

With an additional engraved titlepage, dated 1782.

These text sheets were reissued in 1781; the 1782 edition is reset.

Some copies have p.v. misnumbered as iv.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T101471.

OCLC:

508834196