Jewel Bug / Shield Bug / Red Cabbage Bug / Bishop's Mitre Shieldbug - Hand-colored Original Antique Insect Print - Cuvier engraving 1840s

Hand-Colored Original Antique Insect Print
Jewel Bug / Shield Bug / Red Cabbage Bug / Bishop's Mitre Shieldbug
(scutellera nigro lineata / scutellera signata / pentatoma ornata / elia acuminata / halys mucorea / cyduus tristis / edessa haemorrhoidalis / edessa cervus)

Made for "The Disciples Edition" of Le Règne Animal,
Georges Cuvier's famous work on the animal kingdom,
published in the 1840s.

Good condition considering age
(might contain some foxing, please see photo of actual item)

This antique engraving measures approximately 10 x 7 inches (25 centimeters x 18 centimeters)

We only charge shipping costs for the first item.
(every additional item ships for free)

Guaranteed original (we don't sell copies!)

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