British Parliament 1925 Vintage Lithograph

 Cynips (Gall wasps) Chalcidid Wasps, Sphex (Digger) - 1797, Panckoucke, Bernard Natural History Engraving

Cynips is a genus of gall wasps in the tribe Cynipini, the oak gall wasps. One of the best known is the common oak gall wasp (Cynips quercusfolii), which induces characteristic spherical galls about two centimeters wide on the undersides of oak leaves.

Wasps of the genus Sphex are cosmopolitan predators that sting and paralyze prey insects. Sphex is one of many genera in the old digger wasp family Sphecidae, though most apart from the Sphecinae have now been moved to the family Crabronidae. There are over 130 known Sphex species.

Engraved by Bernard

Some age and dirt on a rarely available print- Priced Accordingly

From: The Encyclopédie méthodique par ordre des matières ("Methodical Encyclopedia by Order of Subject Matter"), published between 1782 and 1832.There were over 200 volumes.

A copper-plate engraving - Blank on Reverse

Size: Approximately 8" X 11"

Perfect for framing

Condition: Excellent - Very Good - Good - Fair - Poor (but of historical interest)

Various age effects, natural paper creases and toning -- See Picture(s)

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