2015 - 2017
First edition of Rare illustrations of insects with their trivial names
National Collection of Qatar
- Title:
- First edition of Rare illustrations of insects with their trivial names
- Artist:
- Carl A. Clerck
- Production place:
- Stockholm
- Date:
- 1759
- Period:
- 18th century CE
- Title:
- First edition of Rare illustrations of insects with their trivial names
- Artist:
- Carl A. Clerck
- Production place:
- Stockholm
- Date:
- 1759
- Period:
- 18th century CE
- Material:
- Paper, Printing ink
- Technique:
- Binding, Printing
- Dimensions:
- 275 × 215 × 18 mm
Eighteenth-century Swedish scientist Carl Alexander Clerck meticulously collected, studied and immortalised the insects of his day, leaving behind a legacy of rare sketches that not only capture the scientific intricacies of entomology but also the artistry and wonder of the natural world.
