Bidspirit auction | Linnaeus - 5 Insect or

Linnaeus - 5 Insect or Arachnid Engravings: Locusts or Grasshopper, Spider, Bees with Hive - This scarce first edition engraving is from Sir Charles Linnaeus & Ebenezer Sibley's A Genuine and Universal System of Natural-History... or Magazine of Natural History . The work was printed for the propietor in London between 1794 and 1810. Carl Linnaeus was a Swedish botanist, physician and zoologist who formalized the system of binomial nomenclature which is still in practice today. He is considered the Father of Taxonomy. Paper Size: ~ 8” by 10 3/4” (Fold Out) Paper Type or Special Features: Originally Hand-colored Engraving