British-Entomology John-Curtis Plate 71 Burying-or-Sexton-Beetle

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Summary[edit] Description: English: An illustration from the Wadmore-Hopkins set of proof prints from John Curtis's British Entomology. The detail is so fine that it cannot be see on Internet optimised images, each individual hair on the dissection diagram of the leg is clearly delineated in the original impression. Date: 1825. Source: Wadmore-Hopkins Set held by RestoredPrints.com. Author: John Curtis. The Wadmore-Hopkins Set is the only known, surviving complete set of First Edition proof impressions from John Curtis's masterwork; British Entomology published in London from 1st January 1824 to 1st December 1839. It comprises 770 hand coloured illustrations and written descriptions of every known insect at that time. Included within the illustrations are what are still considered today to be the finest botanical illustrations from the 19th Century. Licensing[edit] Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse. : This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1926. Public domain works must be out of copyright in both the United States and in the source country of the work in order to be hosted on the Commons. If the work is not a U.S. work, the file must have an additional copyright tag indicating the copyright status in the source country. PD-1923Public domain in the United States//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/API.