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    Snakes and a cricket from Linnaeus’s 'Academic delights'

    Date
    1749
    Object type
    Library reference
    49587
    Material
    Technique
    Dimensions
    height (print): 170mm
    width (print): 200mm
    Subject
    Biology
       > Zoology
          > Herpetology
    Biology
       > Entomology
    Content object
    nature
       > animal
          > insect
    nature
       > animal
          > snake
    Description
    Snakes and a cricket from thesis XVI 'Surinamensia grilliana' by Petro Sundio, 1748, published in volume 1 of Amoenitates academicae (Stockholm, 1749).

    Amoenitates academicae ('Academic delights', 10 volumes, 1749-1790) was published in Carl Linnaeus's name, and edited by him (vols 1-7) and J C D Schreber (vols 8-10). It consisted of theses presented and defended by students at Uppsala University.
    Associated place
    <The World>
       > Europe
          > Sweden
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