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Clerck's Icones Insectorum Rariorum

Clerck's Icones Insectorum Rariorum J. Soc. Biblphy nat. Hist (1970) 5 (5): 344-349. Clerck's /cones Insectorum Rariorum By L. G. HIGGINS Focklesbrook Farm, Chobham, Surrey, England early date and rarity, Clerck's Icones 1759-64 remains one of the most works with which Linnaeus was associated. Considering its entomological interesting importance it is curious that so little is known about its early history. The complete book contains 62 coloured plates showing butterflies and moths, with seven additional "Supplementary" plates, of which numbers 4, 5, and 9 are coloured. Plates 1-12 include 183 figures of Swedish moths, including very small species of tortricids, crambids etc., many of which occur in England. The remaining plates numbered 13-55 show only tropical species, with many figures of large swallow-tails and other showy butterflies from south-eastern Asia, brought probably by Osbeck (Corbet 1941), and described and named by Linnaeus (1758, 1764). In nearly all cases the original specimens came from the collection of Her Majesty Queen Ulrica or from that of Linnaeus himself, who, with his pupils Forsskal, Alstromer, and Bergman, supervised the proceedings. The text consists of an elaborate dedication to Her Majesty and four pages of introduction, describing the renown of Linnaeus and of other famous scientists. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Archives of Natural History Edinburgh University Press

Clerck's Icones Insectorum Rariorum

HIGGINS, L. G.
Archives of Natural History , Volume 5 (5): 344 – Oct 1, 1970
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J. Soc. Biblphy nat. Hist (1970) 5 (5): 344-349. Clerck's /cones Insectorum Rariorum By L. G. HIGGINS Focklesbrook Farm, Chobham, Surrey, England early date and rarity, Clerck's Icones 1759-64 remains one of the most works with which Linnaeus was associated. Considering its entomological interesting importance it is curious that so little is known about its early history. The complete book contains 62 coloured plates showing butterflies and moths, with seven additional "Supplementary" plates, of which numbers 4, 5, and 9 are coloured. Plates 1-12 include 183 figures of Swedish moths, including very small species of tortricids, crambids etc., many of which occur in England. The remaining plates numbered 13-55 show only tropical species, with many figures of large swallow-tails and other showy butterflies from south-eastern Asia, brought probably by Osbeck (Corbet 1941), and described and named by Linnaeus (1758, 1764). In nearly all cases the original specimens came from the collection of Her Majesty Queen Ulrica or from that of Linnaeus himself, who, with his pupils Forsskal, Alstromer, and Bergman, supervised the proceedings. The text consists of an elaborate dedication to Her Majesty and four pages of introduction, describing the renown of Linnaeus and of other famous scientists.

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