M0012006: Title page engraving by W. Rogers from Thomas Moffett's Insectorum theatrum

Previous title, replaced May 2022: Title page "Insectorum theatrum" by Rogers

Title page engraving by W. Rogers from Thomas Moffett's Insectorum theatrum with portraits of Thomas Moffet (1553-1604), Edward Wotton (1492-1555), Conrad Gessner (1516-1565) and Thomas Penny (1532-1589) (clockwise from bottom). The M series registersuggests that the reproduction is from the original manuscript in the British Museum (Sloane MS 4014).

1951

1 photograph glass plate negative; 16.5 x 12 cm

British Museum

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2022.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.