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Verm. Gegenst. LXIII. Melanges. LXIII. Miscell. Subj. LXIII. Miscellanea LXIII. (Common Fly Microscoppically Considered).

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  • PUBLISHER: Published by Landes-Industrie-Comptoirs, Weimar.

  • MEDIUM: Etching; hand colored,

    DATE: 1792-1810.

  • EDITION SIZE: Image size 7 3/4 x 6 1/4" (200 x 155 mm).

  • DESCRIPTION: Natural history print of parts of a fly, from F. J. Bertuch's "Bilderbuch fur Kinder." An elaborate pictorial encyclopedia, Bertuch's work was designed to teach children about the physical world -- its geography, natural phenomena, flora and fauna, as well as its peoples and their mores at work and leisure.

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  • CONDITION: Good condition.

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