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A Natural History of the Lepidopterous Insects of New South Wales

A Natural History of the Lepidopterous Insects of New South Wales
 published 1822

Medium
book: 18 hand-coloured etchings, 1 hand-coloured lithograph, letterpress, 33 pages, leather cover with gilding and blind embossing, stitched binding
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased with funds donated by Norma Leslie, 2017
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
book: 18 hand-coloured etchings, 1 hand-coloured lithograph, letterpress, 33 pages, leather cover with gilding and blind embossing, stitched binding
Measurements
27.2 × 21.9 × 1.5 cm (closed) 27.2 × 43.6 × 2.0 cm (open) 26.5 × 20.7 cm (page)
Place/s of Execution
London, England
Printing/Publishing
published by J. H. Bohte, London
Accession Number
2017.1030
Department
Australian Prints & Drawings
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased with funds donated by Norma Leslie, 2017
Gallery location
Not on display

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Joseph Lycett: the pastoral landscape in early colonial Australia

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