1751 Beetles, entomology, insects, Martinet, hand coloured, 39 cm large folio

Issued in: Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers (Encyclopedia, or a Systematic Dictionary of the Sciences, Arts, and Crafts) by Denis Diderot (1713-1784) after Martinet.

Fine hand colour.

Size (in cm): The overall size is ca. 25.2 x 39.3 cm

The plate was drawn by François Nicolás Martinet and engraved by Robert Bénard. 

Overall very good condition. Excellent hand colour.