The Aurelian Legacy - a History of British Butterflies and Their Collectors by Michael Salmon

The Aurelian Legacy - a History of British Butterflies and Their Collectors by Michael Salmon

Although the collecting of butterflies is today an emotive subject, it is impossible to separate a history of British butterflies from a history of their collectors, without whose activities our knowledge of the identification, occurrence, distribution, and variation of British butterflies would be much the poorer. Liberally laced with contemporary quotations, this book brings to life the past three hundred years of butterfly study, with details of early societies, collecting equipment, biographies of 101 deceased lepidopterists, with portraits where available, as well as the chequered history in Britain of some 35 species of butterfly. The colour plates include some of the finest butterfly illustrations ever.

Michael Salmon, an amateur lepidopterist who has focused on butterfly diversity in Britain, has spent many years assembling the richness of anecdotal and graphic material that complements this historical account, with the help of Peter Marren and Basil Harley.

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ISBN 13	9780946589401
ISBN 10	0946589402
Title	The Aurelian Legacy - a History of British Butterflies and Their Collectors
Author	Michael Salmon
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Brill
Year published	2000-01-01
Number of pages	432
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