| Object History Note | See Reference: Anon, Papieren Anatomie, De Wonderschone Papier-machemodellen van Dokter Auzoux, Boerhaave Museum, Leiden, Netherlands, illustrated p.40-43. |
| Inscription Content | George Dexter Catalogue entry reads 'No.23: BEETLE—(Melolontha Vulgaris.)
Anatomy of the Beetle, 12 times larger than nature - showing the smallest details of the muscles, vessels, nerves and viscera; and all the parts of the skeleton with their natural forms and colors. The parts into which it can be separated are indicated by 117 numbers. The details are indicated by 500 smaller numbers. $60'. |