Lot 85: Pieter Cramer (1721-1776), Dutch SIX STUDIES OF

Pieter Cramer (1721-1776), Dutch SIX STUDIES OF BUTTERFLIES (FROM DE UITLANDSCHE KAPELLEN), 1775-1782); Six handcoloured engravings on laid paper Plate sight 10.75" x 8.25" - 27.3 x 21 cm.; 17.75" x 15.25" - 45.1 x 38.7 cm. Note: The De Uitlandsche Kapellen is a key work in the history of entomology. Over 1658 butterfly species were described and illustrated on 400 plates, where many new species of butterflies were identified.