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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
width (print): 170mm
Subject
Content object
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.
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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