Credit: © The Royal Society
Image number: RS.10203
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‘Macleay’s butterfly’ [Macleay’s swallowtail]
Date
1814
Creator
Richard Polydore Nodder (1763, British) , Artist
Object type
Library reference
48597
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 230mm
width (print): 140mm
width (print): 140mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Entomological studies of Macleay's swallowtail Graphium macleayanus, a butterfly native to Eastern Australia and Tasmania. Top and side views.
Plate 5 from The zoological miscellany; being a description of new, or interesting animals, by William Elford Leach, volume 1 (London, 1815). The author describes the insect within the text: “I am indebted to Dr. Hinton Spalding for this new and elegant species, which was discovered at Port Jackson by Mr. A. Huey. I have named this butterfly after my much-esteemed friend, Alexander. Macleay...”
The plate is inscribed: “Drawn Engraved & Published by Rd. P. Nodder.”
William Elford Leach (1790-1836) British naturalist was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1816.
Plate 5 from The zoological miscellany; being a description of new, or interesting animals, by William Elford Leach, volume 1 (London, 1815). The author describes the insect within the text: “I am indebted to Dr. Hinton Spalding for this new and elegant species, which was discovered at Port Jackson by Mr. A. Huey. I have named this butterfly after my much-esteemed friend, Alexander. Macleay...”
The plate is inscribed: “Drawn Engraved & Published by Rd. P. Nodder.”
William Elford Leach (1790-1836) British naturalist was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1816.
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