M0016995: Robert Hooke's drawing of a flea, 1665

Previous title, replaced March 2022: Robert Hooke, Micrographia, flea

Drawing of a flea made from observations under a microscope. Published in Hooke, Robert: Micrographia: or some physiological descriptions of minute bodies made by magnifying glasses, London : Printed by J. Martyn and J. Allestry, 1665.

1958

1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the publication depicted in the glass plate negative: EPB/C/29309

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.