Summary
Colour print of a White-Stemmed Gum Moth, Chelepteryx collesi, by Arthur Bartholomew. This work was commissioned by Frederick McCoy, the first Director of The National Museum of Victoria, for Plate 197 in The Prodromus of the Zoology of Victoria; Figures and descriptions of the living species of all classes of the Victoria indigenous animals.
The plate forms part of the Museum's much larger Prodromus Collection. Many of the original illustrations and prints in the collection informed the production of The Prodromus, the first major publication of the National Museum of Victoria. Between 1878 and 1890, McCoy published his zoology 'Prodromus' as 20 parts in two volumes, with each part comprising 20 Plates. Unfortunately, almost 90 plates in the collection remain unpublished, and hundreds of illustrations were either not completed or not printed.
Description of Content
White Stemmed Gum Moth, Chelepteryx Collesi (Gray) by Arthur Bartholomew (del) & John James Wild (lith). Lithographic ink & pencil on paper, 23cm x 29cm. Published as Plate 197 in The Prodromus of the Zoology of Victoria by Frederick McCoy.
More Information
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Publisher
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Artist
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Lithographer
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Technique
Scientific illustration
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Plate Number
197
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State
Colour plate
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Classification
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Taxon Name
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Author and date of publication
Gray, 1835
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Preferred Common name
White-Stemmed Gum Moth
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Species Name
collesi
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Overall Dimensions
38 cm (Width), 29 cm (Height)
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References
[Article] Yen, Alan L., et al. 2001. McCoy's Prodromus of the Zoology of Victoria: an unfinished task. Vic. Nat. 118 (6): 242-255.
[Book Series] McCoy, Frederick. 1878-1890. Natural History of Victoria: Prodromus of the Zoology of Victoria or Figures and Descriptions of the Living Species of All Classes of the Victorian Indigenous Animals. 1-2.
