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For @explorearchives #Achievements The purchase of the collection of scientific engraving and drawing of the Dutch Johanes le Franq #VanBerkhey in 1785, one of the most complete iconographic sample that exists of the knowledge in #zoology in the #18thcentury. #SciArt #MNCN250
This beautiful sheet shows the metamorphosis of the gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar) that a century later would become an #invasivespecies. It was made by the Dutch naturalist Johannes le Francq van Berkhey. #Butterflies #Archives #VanBerkhey collection #SciArt #18thCentury #NatHist
#HistoriaMNCN La colección iconográfica de Johannes Le Francq #vanBerkhey (1729-1812) fue adquirida en subasta pública por el Real Gabinete en Ámsterdam en 1785. Su director #FrancoDávila realizó un inventario manuscrito de la colección, de más de 9.000 piezas. #NatHist #SciArt
#WorldDogDay Dog breeds from #VanBerkhey collection. #Mammals #Dogs #Archives #SciArt #ScientificIllustration #18thCentury #DiaMundialDelPerro