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Travels in the interior of Brazil, principally through the Northern provinces, and the gold and diamond districts, during the years 1836-1841 / [George Gardner].

  • George Gardner
Date:
1849
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Travels in the interior of Brazil, principally through the Northern provinces, and the gold and diamond districts, during the years 1836-1841 / [George Gardner]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    oF duly, 1849. BRITISH ENTOMOLOGY, ILLUSTRATIONS i‘. DESCRIPTIONS THE GENERA OF INSECTS Great Britain and treland, Comprising coloured figures, from nature, of the most rare and beautiful species, and in many instances of the plants upon which they are found ; By JOHN CURTIS, F.L.S., Honordéry Member of the Imperial Academy of Florence, of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, &c. LDLADPAPLDPLLOLOLPALOALRPIOLOOLPPIPPPPAPPIL IOD I 16 Vols. Royal 8vo. 770 Copper-plates. LD LDLLLLLLFLLPLLLP LA LL LDL LLP LPL PLPLLPLPLLPLLILS SLL ILLS PLDDLIIOw™ Messrs. Reeve, Benham, and Reeve, having become Proprietors of “ Curtis’s British Entomology,” beg to announce that it is their intention to commence a re- issue of this great National Work, a¢ a considerably reduced price, with as little delay as possible. The stock is in excellent condition; and as a large portion of it, The great reputation of this work, Botanical as well as Entomological, renders it unnecessary to speak of the minute accuracy with which the insects and their ana- tomical details are drawn,—of the fidelity with which the native plants upon which they are found are delineated,—or of the clearness and descriptive interest of the letter-press. It is acknowledged to be a high authority on the subject of which it treats; and has been pronounced by an eminent Entomologist of France, to have attained the ultimatum of perfection.” The ‘ British Entomology’ was originally brought out in Monthly Numbers, size royal 8vo., at 4s. 6d., each containing four coloured plates and corresponding text. It'was commenced in 1824, and completed in 1840, in 193 Numbers, forming 16 volumes, price £43 16s. Having been published by the author with limited oppor- tunities of making it known, little more than two hundred copies have been circulated,, and none under the original price. The following are the terms upon which it is proposed to re-issue the work new, and in the best possible condition :— Price to Subscribers for complete copies in sixteen volumes . . £21 0 0 Price of the new monthly issue (which will commence on the Ist of August), and of odd Numbers . . . . . . . « . 98s. 6d. per No. “* Vous savez qu’ & |’ égard d’un grand nombre d’espéces, Jeur détermination réclame le secours de figures. I] est donc de mon devoir de vous indiquer les livres ot vous trouverez les meilleures. Celui de M. Curtis, sur les genres. d’insectes indigénes de l’ Angleterre, me parait avoir atteint l’ wtimatum de la perfection.’’—LATREILLE, Cours d’? Entomologie, 1831. “‘M. John Curtis, naturaliste Anglais, a commencé la publication d’un Genera i iconogra- phique des genres d’ insectes et de plantes propres ala Grande Bretagne. Leurs caractéres y LV LNIOL NOL PR LIL LN LILI ILI LEN PN LONDON : REEVE, BENHAM, AND REEVE, KING WILLIAM STREET, STRAND.
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