241 drawings (nos. 1401-1642) in an album, depicting Lepidoptera and 5 cryptogams from Java. Collected by Horsfield in Java between 1811 and 1818. Probably the work of local draughtmen
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Two hundred and forty-one drawings in watercolour, pen-and-ink and pencil; 236 depicting Lepidoptera and 5 cryptogams from Java; bound in a volume measuring 21 by 14 inches. These drawings were collected by Horsfield in Java between 1811and 1818. The drawings of mosses were probably made by hi...
Caterpillar and Chrysalis of a Tiger Moth Family Arctiidae, ‘Lemyra maculifascia’ Original inscriptions: ‘Spilosoma maculifascia, Walker.’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour and Pencil Size: Note:
Caterpillar and pupa of a moth Family Catocalinae, ‘Achaea mercatoria’ Original inscriptions: ‘Achaea mercatoria, Guen. Java, Horsfield.’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Pencil and Watercolour Size: Note: