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Beating ptenus, or, death watch [beetle]

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection

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Wallach Division Picture Collection

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Insects -- Beetle

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Title
Beating ptenus, or, death watch [beetle]
Additional title: Death watch [beetle].
Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection

Insects -- Beetle

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1792
Place: London
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC INSE-Beet
Topics
Beetles
Caterpillars
Genres
Prints
Notes
Content: Printed on border: "104." "London. Published May 1st 1792 by F.P. Nodder & Co. No. 15 Brewer Street."
Source note: Vivarium naturae : the naturalist''s miscellany. Nodder, 1789-1813) Nodder, Frederick Polydore , Author. Shaw, George (1751-1813), Author.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 print : col. ; plate mark 15 x 11 cm. (6 x 4 1/4 in.)
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17182451
Barcode: 33333159353305
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 8e04f1e0-c555-012f-1b18-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1792: Issued
  • 2014: Digitized
  • 2023: Found by you!
  • 2024

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Beating ptenus, or, death watch [beetle]" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1792. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-26bd-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Beating ptenus, or, death watch [beetle]" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 6, 2023. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-26bd-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1792). Beating ptenus, or, death watch [beetle] Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-26bd-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Beating ptenus, or, death watch [beetle]