Plate 15, Asserrador Hewitsoni, believed to be the first
                                illustration of that beetle

The Bernardo Mendel Collection: an exhibit

EMPSON, CHARLES. Narratives of South America; illustrating Manners, Customs, and Scenery: containing also numerous facts in Natural History, collected during a four years’ residence in Tropical Regions. London: ... published for the author ... 1836.

Folio, [I-VII] VIII-XVI, [1] 2-322 p. With 15 fine hand-colored plates inserted. Bound in modern three-quarter crimson morocco.

Lilly Library call number: F2263 .E55 vault

Plate 15, Asserrador Hewitsoni, believed to be the first illustration of that beetle

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