The book of nature; or, the history of insects: reduced to distinct classes, confirmed by particular instances, displayed in the anatomical analysis of many species, and illustrated with copper-plates ... / by John Swammerdam, M.D. With the life of the author, by Herman Boerhaave, M.D. Translated from the Dutch and Latin original edition by Thomas Flloyd.
An engraved anatomical plate labelled Tab. II with numbered figures I through X showing insect organs, including branching tubes, a segmented body, and a pair of rounded forms. Fine stippled hatching and fine line work render the forms on a pale paper ground.
- Artist
- Jan Swammerdam
- Date
- 1758
- Medium
- Source
- Wellcome Collection
- Size
- 2505 × 4000 px
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection
Español: Lámina anatómica de órganos de insectos, Tab. II, de El libro de la naturaleza
Lámina anatómica grabada, marcada Tab. II, con figuras numeradas de I a X que muestran órganos de insectos, entre ellos tubos ramificados, un cuerpo segmentado y formas redondeadas. El trazo fino y el sombreado punteado modelan las formas sobre un papel claro.
Português: Prancha anatômica de órgãos de insetos, Tab. II, de O Livro da Natureza
Prancha anatômica gravada, marcada Tab. II, com figuras numeradas de I a X mostrando órgãos de insetos, incluindo tubos ramificados, um corpo segmentado e formas arredondadas. Hachuras finas e pontilhado sombreiam as formas sobre papel claro.