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An illustration portrays the front-facing view of an insect’s head.

An illustration portrays the front-facing view of an insect’s head. It has two large eyes with a mesh-like pattern across them. In the center are two small antennae. The face is covered in a fuzzy hair. Letters label various parts of the head.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
TL42403.2
People
Robert Hooke, English (1635 - 1703)
Author: Henry Baker, British (1698 - 1774)
Title
Micrographia restaurata; or, The copper-plates of Dr. Hooke’s Wonderful Discoveries by the Microscope, Reprinted and Fully Explained
Classification
Books
Work Type
book
Date
1745
Culture
British
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/370671

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bound book
Dimensions
37 cm (14 9/16 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
From the Ernst Mayr Library of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University
Object Number
TL42403.2
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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