{"product_id":"voyage-autour-du-monde-pl075-louis-isidore-duperrey","title":"Voyage of La Coquille: Insects, plate 11, c. 1830 - Félix-Édouard Guérin-Méneville","description":"\u003ch2\u003eA zoological plate from La Coquille\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eInsects, plate 11\u003c\/em\u003e belongs to the zoological atlas of the \u003cem\u003eVoyage around the World on the corvette La Coquille\u003c\/em\u003e. The expedition commanded by Louis-Isidore Duperrey took place from 1822 to 1825, and its results began appearing in 1826. This sheet is not a painting: it is a coloured scientific engraving.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eEleven insects and their details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe composition brings together eleven numbered insects, several coloured green, brown, red or ochre. Fine outline drawings isolate legs, heads, wing veins and body segments. The caption links the figures to scientific names used by Guérin, including cicadas, planthoppers and a mantidfly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eGuérin, Massard and Duperrey\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe inscriptions on the plate credit Félix-Édouard Guérin-Méneville with the drawing and Massard with the engraving. Duperrey, a naval officer, explorer and cartographer, led the voyage and supervised its publication. These distinct roles place the image within the collective study of specimens brought back by La Coquille.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Artem Legrand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55413539209541,"sku":null,"price":24.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0773\/1707\/9365\/files\/LouisIsidore_Duperrey_-_Voyage_autour_du_monde_Pl075_cadre.webp?v=1755804120","url":"https:\/\/www.artemlegrand.nl\/en\/products\/voyage-around-the-world-pl075-louis-isidore-duperrey","provider":"Artem Legrand","version":"1.0","type":"link"}