#insect illustrations

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Cicada Illustrations, 1920s, by E.A. Seguy (b. France, 1877-1951)

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World Bee Day, May 20, 2020

Happy World Bee Day! To celebrate these great pollinators we present copper plate etchings of various bee species and even some illustrations of beekeeping (or apiculture) from the six-volume series Mémoires pour servir à l'histoire des insectes by French entomologist René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur (1683-1757), published in Paris by l'Imprimerie royale from 1734-1742. The set includes over 260 engraved illustrations of insects. The illustrations we are featuring today were engraved by Pierre Filloeul and Jean Baptiste Haussard.

May 20 was designated as World Bee Day in honor of the birthday anniversary of Anton Janša, the Slovenian pioneer of modern apiculture.

See other posts we’ve done for World Bee Day here.

View more posts about Mémoires pour servir à l'histoire des insectes

–Sarah, Special Collections Graduate Intern

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Orchid scorpions. Self initiated illustrations

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Bee & Wasp Illustrations, 1920s, by E.A. Seguy (b. France, 1877-1951)

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Illustration from "Fabre's Book of Insects" by E. J. Detmold, 1926

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Illustration from "Fabre's Book of Insects" by E. J. Detmold, 1926

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"Papillons" 1920s, by E.A. Seguy (b. France, 1877-1951)

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Beetle Illustrations, 1920s, by E.A. Seguy (b. France, 1877-1951)