The Lepidoptera Of Ceylon Vol 2 Classic Reprint

Author : Frederic Moore
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ISBN 13 : 9781332303434
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (34 download)

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Download or read book The Lepidoptera of Ceylon (Classic Reprint) written by Frederic Moore and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-05 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Lepidoptera of Ceylon At the commencement of the year 1844, Sir William H. Gregory, then Governor of Ceylon, having had his attention called by Dr. Thwaites, the Director of the Botanical Garden at Peradeniya, to the accuracy and beauty of the botanical drawings made by his native draftsman, Mr. W. de Alwis, permission was given, on the suggestion of Dr. Thwaites, that this draftsman might be engaged in copying from nature the Lepidopterous Insects of the Island, in which subject Dr. Thwaites took great interest. Under his supervision these drawings were made, from specimens chiefly collected by him. Mr. Geo. de Alwis, brother of Mr. W., also having shown much talent, Sir Wm. Gregory employed him at his own expense in copying the drawings already made and in preparing fresh ones, and it is from these copies, which were lent for the purpose by Sir Wm. Gregory, as well as from natural specimens, that the figures on the plates of this work are taken. This series of drawings of the Lepidopterous Insects of Ceylon - representing about 360 species, of which about 250 are figured in their various stages of larva, pupa, and imago - was placed in the Authors hands, together with the collection of specimens formed by Sir Wm. Gregory, for the purpose of being arranged and named. This collection of drawings was subsequently exhibited at a Meeting of the Entomological Society of London, held March 6th, 1878, and was considered to be such a valuable contribution to Eastern Entomology that the following resolution was proposed by the President in the chair and passed, viz.: "It was hoped that an application to the Ceylon Government for their publication would be successful." About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.