Phyllium siccifolium, Walking Leaf - Hand-Colored Engraving by Lizars
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Original hand-colored engraving of the leaf insect, "Phyllium siccifolium or Walking Leaf", with the eggs enlarged below, engraved by Lizars. The engraved text explains that the specimen was presented by Henry Hopley White, that it came from Mahe in the Seychelles, and that the eggs were compared with those in the British Museum.
Original hand-colored engraving of the leaf insect, "Phyllium siccifolium or Walking Leaf", with the eggs enlarged below, engraved by Lizars. The engraved text explains that the specimen was presented by Henry Hopley White, that it came from Mahe in the Seychelles, and that the eggs were compared with those in the British Museum.
William Home Lizars, engraver of Edinburgh, was responsible for the hand-colored illustrations of The Naturalist's Library, one of the most widely circulated natural history collections of the 19th century.
Medium: Hand-colored copper engraving
Engraver: W. H. Lizars
Source: Print no. 37 from an English natural history work
Dimensions: 6.4 x 3.9 in (16.2 x 10 cm)
Condition: Good condition, with light yellowing of the paper and a small tear at the lower right edge.
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Original hand-colored engraving of the leaf insect, "Phyllium siccifolium or Walking Leaf", with the eggs enlarged below, engraved by Lizars. The engraved text explains that the specimen was presented by Henry Hopley White, that it came from Mahe in the Seychelles, and that the eggs were compared with those in the British Museum.