American Entomology, or Descriptions of the Insects of North America
Thomas Say
(American, 1787–1834)
Titian Ramsay Peale
(American, 1799–1885)
Charles Alexandre Le Sueur
(French, active in United States, 1778–1846)
Hugh Bridport
(English, active in United States, 1794–about 1868)
W. W. Wood
(American, active 1825–1830)
Cornelius Tiebout
(American, about 1777?–about 1830)
James Barton Longacre
(American, 1794–1869)
George S. Lang
(American, born in 1799)
Samuel Augustus Mitchell
(American, 1792–1868)
1824–28
Place of PublicationPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Medium/TechniqueIllustrated book with 55 etching and engravings, all but one hand-colored
DimensionsOverall: 23.2 x 15.8 x 5.5 cm (9 1/8 x 6 1/4 x 2 3/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Alexander R. Vershbow
Accession number1985.1022
On View
Not on viewClassificationsIllustrated books
Collections
Philadelphia: William Brown for Samuel Augustus Mitchell, 1824[-1828]
ProvenanceJohn Gerard Heckscher (bookplate); Mr. and Mrs. Arthur E. Vershbow; their son Alexander, by whom given to MFA December 1985 (accessioned January 22, 1986).
