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Restored and Pest-free Old Collection of Some 4.600 Butterflies

Offered by: Spectandum

Description
Restored and Pest-free Old Collection of Some 4.600 Butterflies from All Over the World
>1947
Organic material
40 x 50 cm
1696-a
POA

In the past, amateur entomologists and scientists often collected butterflies. For example, in the Victorian age, it was a wide spread educational leisure activity. This restored and pest-free collection has about 4.5000 butterflies that have been dried and pinned. Thirty percent of the species are European. The origin of the remaining specimens lies, inter alia, in Africa, Madagascar, Formosa, India, Japan, Sri lanka, South America, the Solomon Islands, Moa, Australia, Papua New Guinea, the Philipinnes, North America, Indonesia, Sumatra and Malaysia.

Provenance
Belgian Private Collection

More Information

Period:	1920-1949
Creation Date:	1947
Styles / Movements:	Traditional
Incollect Reference #:	817129

Dimensions

W.	19.69 in;	H.	15.75 in;
W.	50 cm;	H.	40 cm;

Message from Seller:

Spectandum, a by-appointment gallery in Leuven, Belgium, can be reached at contact@spectandum.com 32475648678. The gallery specializes in Natural History, Ethnography, European works of art, antiquities, and rare curiosities sourced from around the world.