Credit: © The Royal Society
Image number: RS.9505
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A silk moth
Date
ca. 1669
Creator
Marcello Malpighi (1628 - 1694, Italian) , Physician
Object type
Archive reference number
Material
Dimensions
height (drawing): 160mm
width (drawing): 216mm
width (drawing): 216mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Original drawing of a silk moth from the manuscript of Marcello Malpighi's De bombyce (London, 1669).
Associated place