AllDrawnandColouredin such a Manner, as torepresenttheir severalbeautiful Appearances,Being copied exactly from theSubjects themselves,and Painted on the bestAtlasPaper.Together with an Attempt towards aNatural Historyof the saidMothsandButterflies.
Thiswork consists of one Hundred and Twenty Copper Plates, with a particular Account of theFliesrepresented in the said Plates setting forth the true Times of their Appearance in theCaterpillar,Chrysalis, andFlyState; the most ready Means of finding them; the Method of managing and preserving them; their Ways of feeding; the several Plants they feed on; and, in a Word, everything yet known relating to theirNatural History. Together with the Names of thePlants,Flowers,Fruits&c.
The Price of thisWorkcolour’d isNine Pounds;Which for the Conveniency of the Buyer is divided into four Parts, and each Part, or any singleNumber, may be had separately.UncolouredThree Pounds Thirteen ShillingsandSixpence, or Two ShillingsandSixpenceeach Number.The Natural History by itselfTen ShillingsandSixpence.
LONDON;Printedfor, and Sold byBENJAMIN WILKES, the Proprietor, inFleetstreet.