Credit: © The Royal Society
Image number: RS.10223
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‘Painted locust’ [Yellow-winged locust]
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
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Description
Entomological study of the yellow-winged locust Gastrimargus musicus, an insect native to Australia.
Plate 25 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: “This beautiful Locust is a native of New Holland, where it appears to be not an uncommon insect.”
The plate is inscribed: “Drawn Engraved & Published by R. P. Nodder. Tavistock Street. 1814.”
William Elford Leach (1790-1836) British naturalist was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1816.
Plate 25 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: “This beautiful Locust is a native of New Holland, where it appears to be not an uncommon insect.”
The plate is inscribed: “Drawn Engraved & Published by R. P. Nodder. Tavistock Street. 1814.”
William Elford Leach (1790-1836) British naturalist was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1816.
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