Bidspirit auction | Moses Harris - Rare hand

Moses Harris - Rare hand coloured engraving of Aphids (Aphides) 1776 - These original hand-coloured copper-plate engravings of Aphids and Flies are from An Exposition of English Insects by Moses Harris. Printed for the author by Messrs Robson & Co London 1776. The prints are based on illustrations by the British entomologist and engraver Moses Harris (1730-1788) and feature insects including flies, bees, dragonflies and moths accurately drawn and highly finished in colours from nature. Size: 9in x 11in (23cm x 28cm)