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Lampyris corrusca, Carabus limbatus. Plate 21 (Beetles)

  • ARTIST: E. Emmons

  • PUBLISHER: Published New York; D. Appleton & Co., Boston; Gould, Kendall & Lincoln.

  • MEDIUM: Lithographs colored by hand,

    DATE: 1854

  • EDITION SIZE: Paper size 11 1/4 x 8 3/4" (28.5 x 22.5 cm).

  • DESCRIPTION: From Natural History of New York: Agriculture. More Common and Injurious Insects. Drawn by E. Emmons, Jr., lithographed by Richard H. Pease, Albany. This plate depicts the firefly Lampyris corrusca and the ground beetle Carabus limbatus, both shown with detail to illustrate their form and markings. A full sheet of accompanying names is included.

  • ADDITIONAL INFO: This piece is in a 11 x 14 inch mat for handling.

  • CONDITION: Good condition.

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