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East African sunset moth, Chrysiridia croesus. (Labeled as Prometheus sunset moth, Chrysiridia prometheus, Urania prometheus Urania prometeo). Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieu's Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali, Dictionary of Natural Science, Florence, Italy, 1837. Illustration engraved by Corsi, drawn by Jean Gabriel Pretre and directed by Pierre Jean-Francois Turpin, and published by Batelli e Figli. Turpin (1775-1840) is considered one of the greatest French botanical illustrators of the 19th century.

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East African sunset moth, Chrysiridia croesus. (Labeled as Prometheus sunset moth, Chrysiridia prometheus, Urania prometheus Urania prometeo). Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieu's Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali, Dictionary of Natural Science, Florence, Italy, 1837. Illustration engraved by Corsi, drawn by Jean Gabriel Pretre and directed by Pierre Jean-Francois Turpin, and published by Batelli e Figli. Turpin (1775-1840) is considered one of the greatest French botanical illustrators of the 19th century.

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4386 x 6938 px | 87.1 MB

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37.1 x 58.7 cm | 14.6 x 23.1 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

1837 • ANTOINE LAURENT DE JUSSIEU • BUG (INSECT) • CHRYSIRIDIA CROESUS • CHRYSIRIDIA PROMETHEUS • COPPERPLATE • DICTIONARY OF NATURAL SCIENCE • DIZIONARIO DELLE SCIENZE NATURALI • EAST AFRICAN SUNSET MOTH • ENTOMOLOGY • FIRENZE • FLORENCE • HANDCOLOURED • ILLUSTRATION • INSECT • ITALIA • ITALY • JEAN GABRIEL PRÊTRE • LEPIDOPTERY • MILLER (MOTH) • MOTH • NATURAL HISTORY • NATURAL SCIENCES • NATURE STUDY • PIERRE JEAN-FRANCOIS TURPIN • PROMETHEUS SUNSET MOTH • STIPPLE ENGRAVING • URANIA PROMETEO • URANIA PROMETHEUS