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    Image number: RS.9163
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    Insects from Linnaeus’s 'Academic delights'

    Date
    1785
    Creator
    Johann Rudolf Schellenburg (1740 - 1806, Swiss) , Artist
    After
    J Afzelius, Artist
    Object type
    Library reference
    49587
    Material
    Technique
    Dimensions
    height (print): 210mm
    width (print): 170mm
    Subject
    Content object
    nature
       > animal
          > insect
    Description
    Engraving of insects from thesis CLXIX 'Bigae Insectorum' by Andreas Dahl, 1775, published in volume 8 of Amoenitates academicae (Stockholm, 1785).

    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
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