Hufnagel, Johann Siegfried, 1724–1795
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Butterfly classification manuscript in the Johann Siegfried Hufnagel schemata tradition
Collection
Identifier: MS-GAR-039
Abstract
Johann Siegfried Hufnagel (1724-1795) was a German parson and entomologist (lepidopterist). This item is a manuscript on the classification of butterflies and moths, in the tradition of the schemata proposed by Hufnagel and illustrated with ten original hand-coloured illustrations of butterflies. The item was once owned by Freiherr von Malsen-Ponickau or Cordula [?] Ponickau, or both. This manuscript was approximately created in 1780. The creator is unknown.
Dates:
approximately 1780