Crabs

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This impressive folio engraving is from Naturgeschichte der Krabben und Krebse by Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Herbst. The work was published between 1782 and 1804 by G. A. Lange between Berlin and Stralsund.

Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Herbst (1743-1807) was a German naturalist, entomologist, theologian, and chaplain. He was a member of the Society of Friends of Natural Scientists in Berlin. Herbst’s work was the first comprehensive work on crustaceans and introduced many unknown species.

Provenance: Oettingen-Wallerstein Library

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