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Image number: RS.9157
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Snakes and a cricket from Linnaeus’s 'Academic delights'
Date
1749
Object type
Library reference
49587
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height (print): 170mm
width (print): 200mm
width (print): 200mm
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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.
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.
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