This rare set of 30 chromo-lithograph plates, 12″x18″, was printed in Milan in 1875 by Francesco Clerici, under the auspices of the Italian Beekeepers’ Association. The original microscopic drawings were by Count Gaetano Barbo, and the lithographer was Fenghi.
L'ape, Sua Anatomia-Suoi Nemici (The Bee, Its Anatomy - Its Enemies)
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