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Lot 228:
Mimicry in Insects" chromolithograph c. 1896; After artist H Morin (active late 19th century). Composite study of twenty-seven camouflaged insects in a woodland scene that includes a cowslip (Primula veris). The insects include several butterflies and moths from different regions of the world, notably the Green hairstreak butterfly (Callophrys rubi), the dead leaf butterfly (Kallima inachus) and the buff-tip moth (Phalera bucephala). Plate facing p.10 in the book "The Royal Natural History" edited by Richard Lydekker…vol.6 (Frederick Warne, London 1896).Richard Lydekker (1849-1915) Image: 6" x 9 1/2", Frame size: 14" x 11" Chromolithograph of green woodpecker, Jay and Nuthatch by Vincent Brooks Day & Son from Cassell’s Canaries and Cage Birds ( Published in London, circa 1880. Image: 8" x 11:, Frame: 15" x 13" Engraving of "The View of the City of Buenos Ayres, Argentine Republic" with initials A.C.S. 6 1/2" x 9". Frame: 12" x 15" Parrot Print measures 5 1/2" x 7 1/2", frame 10" x 12
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