Album of Paintings of Insects
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Material Information

Title:
Album of Paintings of Insects Moths
Place of Publication:
Canton
Publisher:
Fatqua
Language:
English
Physical Description:
1 vol (9 colour plates) : colour illustrations

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:
Moths
Caterpillars
蛾
飛蛾
毛蟲
毛毛蟲
飞蛾
毛毛虫
毛虫
Genre:
watercolors
Temporal Coverage:
1810 - 1830
Spatial Coverage:
Asia -- China -- Guangdong -- Guangzhou
亚洲 -- 中国 -- 广东 -- 广州
亞洲 -- 中國 -- 廣東 -- 廣州
Coordinates:
23.132 x 113.266

Notes

Abstract:
Watercolour illustrations of moths ( English )
Scope and Content:
Plate no. 10, featuring the tailed jay (graphium agamemnon) - butterfly, top left; honey bee [unidentified] - bee, top right; Saturn moth (Saturniinae [unidentified subtype]) - moth, middle left; blue morpho (morpho peleides [unidentified subtype]) - butterfly, middle right; owl butterfly (caligio [unidentified subtype]) - butterfly, lower left; and, caterpillar [unidentified) - caterpillar, lower right). ( English )
General Note:
Produced by the Studio of Fatqua (Chinese, fl. 1810-1830), Painter in Oils and Water Colours, and on Glass, China Street, Canton [identified by ornate label adhered to inside cover]
General Note:
Album cover very fragile; individual plates well preserved.
General Note:
This title is on deposit by the Council for World Mission at SOAS University of London

Record Information

Source Institution:
SOAS University of London
Holding Location:
SOAS University of London
Rights Management:
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Resource Identifier:
CWML MSS 506 ( SOAS manuscript number )
CWML T1/18 ( previous item number )