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Post by Deleted on Oct 24, 2016 17:17:51 GMT
Mine is the Robert Mays reprint Peter but I have read an original copy at the BMNH, in fact it was Lord Rothchild's copy, wax seal and all, what a memory.
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Post by nomad on Oct 24, 2016 17:37:38 GMT
Bonhams sold an original copy of the Aurelian for £9375. www.bonhams.com/auctions/20135/lot/110/I do not believe even mygos has this one. Apart from its rarity it is a beautiful hand painted work. I have never seen an original copy. P.S. I will have to enquire if there is a copy at Oxford.
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Post by mygos on Oct 24, 2016 17:40:27 GMT
Correct Peter, I don't have this title The price is not very high compare to its scarcity ! A+, Michel
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Post by Deleted on Oct 24, 2016 17:44:31 GMT
Yes the original paintings were something to behold, a great artist and a fine entomologist, imagine all that first hand experience of rearing, netting, setting breeding, what an age it was, in the past few years I have rekindled my passion for self caught material especially in my local area, it may be out of fashion and frowned upon now but while ever it gives me pleasure and a useful reference collection to pass on I will continue.
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Post by nomad on Oct 25, 2016 16:13:20 GMT
A cabinet drawer of 19th century British specimens from Dale collection held in the Hope Department of Entomology at Oxford. In this drawer are a series of eleven specimens of Aporia crataegi, some of which are shown in the main article. The two small specimens of Aporia crataegi (pink circle) were taken at Herne Bay in Kent during 1860. Also in this drawer are a fine series of Papilio machaon britannicus and British specimens of Papilio machaon gorganus. One perfect female of ssp gorganus (black circle) was taken on the August 17th 1815 at Glanvilles Wooton in Dorset, the very last specimen of this subspecies taken by J.C. Dale in that locality. There is also an unusual Papilio machaon britannicus aberration (pink circle) that has a forewing with a pale ochreous tint that was bred by Fortescue of Worcester Park at Sutton in Surrey during 1839 from a larvae obtained from Wicken Fen in Cambridgeshire. The poor specimen of Iphiclides podalirius (Pink circle) was taken in May 1803 at Clapham Park Wood near Bedford by the Reverend Charles Abbot (1761-1817) and was acquired J.C. Dale when he obtained the late parson's collection. The Iphiclides podalirius specimen was just one of a number of strange things that Charles Abbot claimed to have taken in Clapham Park Wood in Bedfordshire and in Gamlingay Woods in Cambridgeshire.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 25, 2016 16:39:12 GMT
Wonderful drawer Peter, could look at these all day
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Post by exoticimports on Oct 25, 2016 19:56:29 GMT
Bravo for this, one your best works yet!
Chuck
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