The natural history of beetles / Illustrated by thirty-two plates, numerous wood-cuts, with memoir and portrait of Ray.

  • James Duncan
Date:
1835
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Credit: The natural history of beetles / Illustrated by thirty-two plates, numerous wood-cuts, with memoir and portrait of Ray. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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