Accession No

6102

Brief Description

zoological wallchart depicting the head of a gnat from above and the mouth parts of the lepidoptera

Origin

Department of Zoology; University of Cambridge; UK

Maker

W. West

Class

natural history; physiology; prints

Earliest Date

1920

Latest Date

1920

Inscription Date

1920

Material

paper; cloth (canvas)

Dimensions

1532mm; 1023mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Transferred via an individual at the Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, on or before 05/06/2006.

Inscription

head of gnat
(from above)
mouth parts of lepidoptera
From Bastin’s Insects
P.45 20/3/20
W.WESt
From Parker & Haswell
P.591
20/3/20

Description Notes

Zoological wallchart depicting the head of a gnat from above and the mouth parts of the lepidoptera, an order of the insecta class that contains butterflies and moths.

The diagrams are hand painted in monochrome with major anatomical parts labeled.

The diagram has the zoology department number 268 written on the back.

This diagram has a catalogue card with associated image stored in the zoological teaching diagram catalogue.

References

Events

Description
This diagrams is part of a collection of around 100 zoological illustrations which were donated from the Department of Zoology in 2006. The diagrams were used for teaching, and were hand drawn. All of the diagrams are very large, so that in lectures all the students could easily see them.

[Label written by Rosanna Evans, year 10 work experience student]

Created by: Rosanna Evans, year 10 work experience student

FM:46572