Head and antennae of moth, Section of flower-bud, page, photomechanical print, inscription: 'x 5. x 8.', photographer: JJ Johnson, printmaker: Billing, Son & Co., Martin, London, c. 1889 - in or before 1899, paper, collotype, photoprint, height 225 mm x width 155 mm, Prints after page 160., flowers (parts of plants), insects: moth (antlers, horn), A vertical image showing two separate rectangular plates stacked with space between them on a pale background; the upper plate contains a symmetrical close-up of an insect head with two large feathery antennae splayed upward and outward from a rounded central head structure that has fine hairlike textures and a small tuft below, the antennae made of numerous evenly spaced filaments creating a fanlike appearance; the lower plate shows a circular cross section of a botanical structure with concentric layers including an outer rim, an inner ring filled with many small rounded elements, and a central floral-shaped pattern with petallike lobes and...
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Head and antennae of moth, Section of flower-bud, page, photomechanical print, inscription: 'x 5. x 8.', photographer: JJ Johnson, printmaker: Billing, Son & Co., Martin, London, c. 1889 - in or before 1899, paper, collotype, photoprint, height 225 mm x width 155 mm, Prints after page 160., flowers (parts of plants), insects: moth (antlers, horn), A vertical image showing two separate rectangular plates stacked with space between them on a pale background; the upper plate contains a symmetrical close-up of an insect head with two large feathery antennae splayed upward and outward from a rounded central head structure that has fine hairlike textures and a small tuft below, the antennae made of numerous evenly spaced filaments creating a fanlike appearance; the lower plate shows a circular cross section of a botanical structure with concentric layers including an outer rim, an inner ring filled with many small rounded elements, and a central floral-shaped pattern with petallike lobes and intricate internal textures, all rendered in monochrome with fine stippling and line work.

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Head antennae moth Section flower-bud page photomechanical print inscription x 5 x 8 photographer JJ Johnson printmaker Billing Son & Co Martin London c 1889 - 1899 paper collotype photoprint height 225 mm x width 155 mm Prints page 160 flowers parts plants insects antlers horn vertical image showing two separate rectangular plates stacked space them pale background upper plate contains symmetrical close-up insect head two large feathery splayed upward outward rounded central head structure fine hairlike textures small tuft numerous evenly spaced filaments creating fanlike appearance lower plate circular cross section botanical structure concentric layers outer rim inner ring filled small rounded elements central floral-shaped pattern petallike lobes intricate internal textures rendered monochrome fine stippling line work

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