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John Abbot's insects of Georgia : reproduced from the original watercolours in the Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand.

Title: John Abbot's insects of Georgia : reproduced from the original watercolours in the Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand.
Author: Abbot, John, 1751-1840
Publication: Wellington : Alexander Turnbull Library Endowment Trust, 1983

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Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person.	Book/Text	Restricted use	Arents BIP++ (Abbot, J. Insects 1983) 02-618	Schwarzman Building - Arents Collection Room 328

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Description

1 pt. (8 folded sheets ([31] p.)) : col. ill., facsims.; 44 cm.

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"Fascicle one." No more published?
"A set of one hundred and three paintings executed by John Abbot ... between 1816 and 1818 ... intended by Abbot as a companion work to that of Smith. It was never published however"--Introd.
Introduction and supplementary captions by P.G. Parkinson.
Companion work to: The natural history of the rarer lepidopterous insects of Georgia / Sir James Edward Smith.
Part 1 contains 6 full-page reproductions of watercolors.
Issued unbound, in illustrated mailing carton with descriptive text on flap.

Call Number

Arents BIP++ (Abbot, J. Insects 1983) 02-618

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84100841

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Author

Abbot, John, 1751-1840.

Title

John Abbot's insects of Georgia : reproduced from the original watercolours in the Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand.

Imprint

Wellington : Alexander Turnbull Library Endowment Trust, 1983 (Wellington : Whitcoulls Ltd.)

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Parkinson, P. G. (Phil G.)

Smith, James Edward, Sir, 1759-1828. Natural history of the rarer lepidopterous insects of Georgia.

Alexander Turnbull Library.

Research Call Number

Arents BIP++ (Abbot, J. Insects 1983) 02-618