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Caterpillar of Cabbage Butterfly

  • 1899

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Illustration of a caterpillar of a white cabbage butterfly from the 1899 volume Princess & Fairy, or The Wonders of Nature. Through the personas of a princess and a fairy, the volume explains different so-called "wonders of nature" to young readers, including insects, several varieties of flowers, snow crystals, metals, and clouds. The volume includes sixty-eight illustrations to augment the information provided.

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Martyn, Lily. “Caterpillar of Cabbage Butterfly.” Princess & Fairy, or, The Wonders of Nature. London, England: W. & R. Chambers Ltd., 1899. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/339dh26.

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