American entomology, or, Descriptions of the insects of North America : ilustrated by coloured figures from drawings executed from nature

Title Variants

Alternative: American entomology
Alternative: Descriptions of the insects of North America

By

Say, Thomas, 1787-1834
Bridport, Hugh, 1794-1870
Lesueur, Charles Alexandre, 1778-1846
Longacre, James Barton, 1794-1869
Kneass, Young & Co.,

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

Philadelphia, Published by Mitchell and Ames, W. Brown, printer, Prune Street, 1817

Notes

"The present number is intended as the integral portion of a publication of no inconsiderable magnitude on the insects of North America"--P. [iii] (2nd group).

Preliminary issue of six plates from Say's 3 volume work of the same title, published 1824-1828, and later reissued in his Complete writings on the entomology of North America, ed. by Leconte.

Added engraved t.p., signed: C.A. Le Sueur del.; Kneass, Young & Co. sc.

Horn & Schenkling. Index litt. entomologiae, | 18991

Nissen, C. Zoologische Buchillustration, | I, 3612 ("prospectus")

Subjects

Insects , North America , Pictorial works

Call Number

QL466 .S27 1817

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.12623
OCLC: 4014328