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Photograph (Cyanotype) of an Entomological Drawing, by H. M. J. Underhill, 1887

Inventory Number 11902

Item type
Object
Provenance
From the papers of H. M. J. Underhill, deposited in the Museum by Miss Maud Underhill, his sister, in the 1920s or 1930s.
Primary inscriptions
Intrinsically entitled and signed: 'Figure 4 | Section of Eye | of Blow-Fly' and 'H.M.J.U. April 6th.. 1887.'.
Physical material
Paper
Dimensions
Height: 53mm Width: 78mm
Inventory No
11902

Description

In MS Underhill 3, between ff.7 and 8, top, entomological sketchbook of H. M. J. Underhill. One of two (this is figure 4, the other contains figures 1, 2, 3, and 5) small cyanotype or blueprint copies of microscopical entomological drawings by Underhill, inserted into one of his entomological sketchbooks. The drawing is a version of the adjacent drawing of the same date on f.7v. The blueprint copies are presumably nearly contemporary. Underhill tried various photographic and duplicating methods for reproducing his drawings.

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