Sumtibus auctoris, habitantis in de Kerk-Straat, tussen de Leydse- en Spiegel-Straat, ubi impressa & colorata prostant. Venduntur & apud Gerardum Valk op den Dam, in de Waakende Hond
An elderly antiquarian guides a fashionably dressed young lady and gentleman through a natural history museum, unaware that the gentleman is passing a letter to the lady. In and around the cases are exotic animals, insects, reptiles, and a mummy
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Publish'd as the act directs, Sept. 20, 1793, by T. Prattent, 46 Cloth Fair, West Smithfield
Designed and published by the Central Health Education Bureau, Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health, Govt. of India New Delhi and Printed by the manager, Govt. of India Photo Litho Press, New Delhi
Subject (Topic):
Public health, Communicable diseases, Prevention, Flies as carriers of disease, Mosquitos as carriers of disease, Fleas as carriers of disease, Children, Health and hygiene, Insects, and Infants
A collection of 74 from a total of 139 drawings of plants with insects by Thomas Robins, all described in a 19-page catalogue in the artist's hand. The drawings are numbered in pencil [by a later owner?] on the verso, and in a few instances on the re...
Alternative Title:
Paintings of exotic plants and insects
Description:
Title from accompanying catalogue in artist's hand.
A collection of Syriac prayers, incantations, amulets, and magical formulas, intended to provide protection in times of trouble. Name of copyist and place and date of copying not mentioned, probably from the 18th century
Description:
In Syriac.
Subject (Topic):
Amulets, Animals, Birds, Incantations, Insects, Plants, Syriac language, and Weapons
A caricature of an entomologist whose body is composed of butterflies, moths, caterpillers, grasshoppers, beetles, and other bugs. He examines a butterfly with the triangular magnifying glass in his left hand and holds a net in his right
Description:
Title from caption below image.
Publisher:
Published by C. Tilt, Fleet Street [...] and Printed by G.E. Madeley
Subject (Topic):
Caterpillars, Entomologists, Arcimboldesque figures, and Insects
Two watercolor drawings, one depicting three butterflies/moths and a beetle, and the other depicting three insects (a moth on a leaf, a butterfly, and a crane fly).
Public health, Medicine, Preventive, Health literacy, School children, Health and hygiene, Health education, Lice, Control, Lice as carriers of disease, DDT (Insecticide)., Children, Insects, Bathing, Cleaning, and Pest control
