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William MacGillivrayLepidoptera (Butterflies) /// Scottish Natural History Zoology Animal Engraving1835-1840
1835-1840
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Artist: William MacGillivray (Scottish, 1796-1852)
Title: "Lepidoptera (Butterflies)" (Plate XII)
Portfolio: The Edinburgh Journal of Natural History, and of The Physical Sciences
Year: 1835-1840 (First edition)
Medium: Original Hand-Colored Engraving on wove paper
Limited edition: Unknown
Printer: Unknown, likely Edinburgh, UK
Publisher: The Edinburgh Printing Company, Edinburgh, UK; John Smith and Son, John McLeod, Glasgow, UK; A. Brown and Co., Aberdeen, UK; Ainsworth and Sons, Manchester, UK; Thomas Ainsworth, Jr., Leeds, UK; Geroge Young, Dublin, UK; J. B. Balliere, Paris, France; and Smith, Elder, and Co., London, UK
Reference: Nissen ZBI No. 4619; Wood page 328
Sheet size: 13.38" x 9.19"
Condition: Minor toning to sheet and a faint mat stain in margins. Remnants of mounting tape from previous framing at top on verso. Has been professionally stored away for decades. It is otherwise in very good condition with strong colors
Very rare
Notes:
Engraved by Scottish artist James Mayson (Active: Mid-19th Century) after a drawing by an unknown artist. Comes from MacGillivray's two volume "The Edinburgh Journal of Natural History, and of The Physical Sciences", (1835-1840) (First edition), which consists of 119 hand-colored engravings. Printed from one copper plate in one color: black. (Volume I) was published 1835-1839 and (Volume II) was published 1839-1840.
Lepidoptera or lepidopterans is an order of winged insects that includes butterflies and moths. About 180,000 species of the Lepidoptera have been described, representing 10% of the total described species of living organisms, making it the second largest insect order (behind Coleoptera) with 126 families and 46 superfamilies, and one of the most widespread and widely recognizable insect orders in the world.
Biography:
William MacGillivray FRSE (25 January 1796 – 4 September 1852) was a Scottish naturalist and ornithologist. MacGillivray was born in Old Aberdeen and brought up on Harris. He returned to Aberdeen where he studied Medicine at King's College, graduating MA in 1815. In Old Aberdeen he lived at 107 High Street. He then became an assistant Dissector in the Anatomy classes. In 1823 he became assistant to Robert Jameson, the Regius Professor of Natural History at the University of Edinburgh. He was curator of the museum of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh from 1831, resigning in 1841 to become Regius Professor of Natural History at Marischal College, Aberdeen. MacGillivray was a friend of American bird expert John James Audubon, and wrote a large part of Audubon's Ornithological Biographies from 1830 to 1839. Audubon named MacGillivray's warbler for him. He died at 67 Crown Street in Aberdeen on 5 September 1852 but is buried in New Calton Cemetery in Edinburgh. The grave faces east onto the eastern path.
- Creator:William MacGillivray (1796 - 1852, Scottish)
- Creation Year:1835-1840
- Dimensions:Height: 13.38 in (33.99 cm)Width: 9.19 in (23.35 cm)
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- Condition:(Very Good).
- Gallery Location:Saint Augustine, FL
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU121214818122
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