M0018282: Illustration of two tarantulas, 1641

Previous title, replaced October 2020: The tarantula, Athanaius Kirchir

Illustration of two tarantulas, along with a map of a section of Italy and a few bars of musical notation. Published in Kircher, Athanasius: Magnes siue de arte magnetica opvs tripartitvm, Rome: Ex typographia Ludouici Grignani, 1641

October 1960

1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the publication depicted in the glass plate negative: EPB/B/31184/1 and EPB/B/31184/2

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2022.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.