The fly: Proboscis of house-fly, Fig. 1. Proboscis entire, showing lancets, & c., Fig. 2. Magnified ribs, Fig. 3. Magnified section of ribs.
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Title
The fly: Proboscis of house-fly, Fig. 1. Proboscis entire, showing lancets, & c., Fig. 2. Magnified ribs, Fig. 3. Magnified section of ribs.
Collection
Humble creatures; part I. The earthworm, and the common housefly. In eight letters
Names
Hicks, J. B. (Author)
Samuelson, James, 1829-1919 (Author)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1860
Edition: 2d ed.
Place: London
Publisher: J. Van Voorst
Library Location
General Research Division
Shelf locator: QI (Samuelson, J. Humble creatures. 1860)
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Physical Description
Lithographs
Extent: 19 x 12.5 cm.
Identifiers
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b13545158
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): cd0a7b00-c622-012f-c04d-58d385a7bc34
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1860
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General Research Division, The New York Public Library. "The fly: Proboscis of house-fly, Fig. 1. Proboscis entire, showing lancets, & c., Fig. 2. Magnified ribs, Fig. 3. Magnified section of ribs." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1860. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/cd0a7b00-c622-012f-c04d-58d385a7bc34
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General Research Division, The New York Public Library. (1860). The fly: Proboscis of house-fly, Fig. 1. Proboscis entire, showing lancets, & c., Fig. 2. Magnified ribs, Fig. 3. Magnified section of ribs. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/cd0a7b00-c622-012f-c04d-58d385a7bc34
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General Research Division, The New York Public Library. "The fly: Proboscis of house-fly, Fig. 1. Proboscis entire, showing lancets, & c., Fig. 2. Magnified ribs, Fig. 3. Magnified section of ribs." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 8, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/cd0a7b00-c622-012f-c04d-58d385a7bc34
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