Entomology Order of Aptera, Genus Lepisma, Podura, Termes, Rees c1819

by Rees, Abraham

Great African White Ant antique print, Entomology Order of Aptera Plate 5 from “The Cyclopaedia; or, Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature” by Abraham Rees, published in London by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown of Paternoster Row.

The New Cyclopaedia was compiled by Abraham Rees, who had served a long apprenticeship as a reviser of Chambers’ Encyclopaedia. Between 1802 and 1820 Rees produced a completely original, finely illustrated work, using the finest artists and experts in each field. With over 240 copperplate-engravings of famous and unusual subjects, in each of its seven large volumes, it was the most comprehensive and best illustrated encyclopaedia of the early 19th century.

The size of this antique print is 265 x 200 mm (10.5 x 8 inches)