%eadnotat; ]> Marshal, Alexander, d.1682. Illustrations of insects, 1695?-1718? Phillips Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided by Apex Data Services, March 2001. ENG Marshal, Alexander, d.1682. Illustrations of insects, 1695?-1718? Phillips Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia Descriptive Summary Collection 941 Archives of the Academy of Natural Sciences
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MARSHAL, ALEXANDER,?-1682 Illustrations of insects, 1695-1718?. 226 items. Collection 941

The original watercolors in this scrapbook are beautifully mounted, the figures done on smaller pieces of paper - some on vellum. The unidentified, unsigned examples have been attributed to James Petiver by the London book dealer who offered the volume for sale. Additional artists' signatures include: G. D. Ehret, Marshal, Thomas Robins and P. Withoos.

The volume was presented to the American Entomological Society by Roswell C. Williams, Jr. in 1928. He is believed to have bought it from a London dealer, while visiting in England.

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Marshal & others. Illustrations of Insects. Coll. 941.

Contents of volume, by pages:

 1. Butterfly, from Goa, India, brought by Miss Winter of Fulham [ms. descr.] On verso: Ms. description of another butterfly, drawn from John Tradescant's closet. He said he caught it in Virginia [no. illus.] (This handwriting will be called “A” hereafter) 2. Mr. John Evans, Chaplain at Hugly, near Guzarall, in East Indies, sent two butterflies at the suggestion of the Rt. Hon. Henry Compton, Lord Bishop of London [penciled date of 1675]. Ms. description & illus. In a second hand (herein referred to as “B”) the signature of Marshall 3. Butterfly from Mr. John Evans, Minister at Hugly, East Indies. Specimen badly mangled. Mr. Goddard, who had lived in the East Indies loaned his specimen for copying. Ms. Description signed in another hand “B”: Marshall 4. Three butterflies of the general tortoise shell type, each pictured with its caterpillar and chrysalis. No description, name of insect or artist given. On verso: Each with a mutilated scrap of description of a butterfly but not the one pictured, written in the same hand “A” 5. [Urania Leilus, penciled name] Also penciled at top, in a different hand “C” the words, Why such fine drawings on such coarse paper? Butterfly given by Mrs. Morison whose address was Thistleworth, near Branford. Her husband, Justice Morison, was a great florist and she, a great virtuoso in silk flowers. Ms. descr. as in earlier pages “A”, with signature “B” Marshall 6. Four moths inset on page. Each with its caterpillar and chrysalis. Only one is signed: Marshall. Illustration only. On verso of each is a mutilated scrap of descriptive matter in the hand of “A” 7. Two moths, one a beautiful Underwing, marked in black and bright rose, each with its caterpillar and chrysalis. No descriptions. One signed: Marshall On verso are mutilated descriptions by “A”, perhaps referring to the moths drawn. 8. Drawing of moth, caterpillar and chrysalis, with ms. description by “A”. On verso is a ms. description, in part, on mutilated scrap of paper, of a caterpillar, by “A” 9. Two “Cater porrellus”, with three stages each. No description. On verso of each is a mutilated scrap bearing partial descr. by “A” 10. Three moths, each with 3 stages. No description. One signed: Marshall, On verso: mutilated scraps with partial descriptions by “A” 11. Three moths, as above, but none signed. Figures are mounted upside down. On verso: mutilated scraps with partial descr. by “A” 12. Four moths, 3 are upside down, with their caterpillars and chrysalids. On verso of each is a scrappy bit of descriptive matter by “A” 13. Moth “Phalena” with caterpillar, chrysalis and eggs. Ms. Description by “A” 14. Three moths, each with 3 phases figured. On verso of two, are scraps of description by “A” 15. Four figures, 3 of moths, with their caterpillars and chrysalids. The fourth shows caterpillar and chrysalis, but pictures a parasitic Hymenop. instead of the moth. Verso with fragments of text, “A” 16. Three figures; first with “A” ms. descr. of picture of caterpillar and chrysalis only. Other two are figures of butterflies, each with its caterpillar and chrysalis. One seems to be a cabbage butterfly and is signed: Marshall. Verso of all have scraps of descriptive matter by “A” 17. One large red and black beetle. At top in hand “C”: How strangely penurious to draw on both sides of paper, and so coarse could not be dear, but the great “George Dionesius Ehret” did the same in his fine flowers, etc. - See other side”. Ms. description of beetle, given by Sir Henry Moudy, in hand of “A”. Signed: Marshall On verso is picture of a Brazilian beetle, with description by “A” 18. Two large beetles sketched by Marshall and labeled in hand of “C” The Rhinoceros Beetle and the Elephant beetle. On verso are scraps of text by “A” and on the Rhinoceros picture is a partial sketch of the nippers of the Elephant beetle. Note on verso of the Elephant beetle: given me by Capt. Thomas Roe, who brought it from Barbadoes. 19. Two beetles; “1 C” Cerambyx or goat fly, drawn from one in the closet of John Tradescant. Illus. & ms. descr. by “A” “2 C” is Sword fly, from Ethiopia on coast of Mozambique, given me by Capt. (?) Chamberlain. Sent one to Mr. Robin, a great collector of curiosities. Descr. by “A” 20. Two beetles; “1 b”, umbrella fly, Brazil. Illus. and ms. descr. by “A”, except last few words: are swelled above its umbrella, by “C”. “2 b”, The Ram. Illus. & ms. descr. by “A”. Verso with scraps of text] 21. Three green beetles of the Blister beetle type. No text. Verso shows scraps of letterpress. 22. Cerambix or goat fly. Caught in Warwickshire. Mentions beauty of English beetles, thinks they are as beautiful as any found in the Indies - but thinks the climate holds them back from growing big. “This year, 1667, was the hottest summer I ever felt in England”. Notes by “A”. 23. Lanthorne fly, dorsal and lateral aspects. Given by Mr. Prince, whose brother had lived in India. Illus. & ms. descr. by “A”. Long description continued in same hand on verso. 24. Two locusts, first with no descr. except on verso; second with ms. descr. by “A”. From Virginia. 25. Two locusts, first from Guinea, the second from Capt. Stains, collected in Hispaniola. Ms. descr. by “A” 26. Two large blue locusts. No descr. Verso of each with scraps of text in hand of “A” 27. Two spiders on circular insets. No descr. 28. One butterfly, in dark reds, browns and black. No descr. 29. Six Lepidops, one moth, one skipper and 4 butterflies. No descr. 30. Moth, in dorsal aspect, with red underwings showing and same in a lateral position, crawling. Note in hand of “C”: This lead chiefly Marshall's. 31. Four underwings. No notes. On VELLUM 32. Two pictures, one with wings spread showing red abdoman and under wings; other with folded wings, crawling on a green herb. No descr. 33. Two similar aspects as above showing a Noctuid (?) with caterpillar crawling on herbage. 34. Three moths; 1st is Noctuid? wings spread, 2d shows two aspects and caterpillar, 3d [Upside down] with penciled “Operano - Plum tree moth”. No other instance of this calligraphy in the volume. 35. Two insects, stonefly? and Dragonfly, the latter signed: Marshall. 36. Large grasshopper, blood red abdomen. No descr. Verso blank. 37. Hemiptera; 2 insets, first with four species; second with a large leaf-like insect. No text, verso blank. 38. Three insets; first of a mole cricket, second a locust and third has two views of a chafer beetle. No descr. 39. Mole crickets, 2 aspects on one inset. Labeled in “C” hand 40. Two locusts, the first from Germany, dull colored, the second a gaudy green and rose. On first: locust, Germany, in hand of “C”. 41. Two stag beetles. No description. 42. Large plate of beetles (6 in all). Central one is a large “Elephant” beetle, the name in the hand of “C” 43. Four drawings; - cricket, cicada, grasshopper and beetle. No descr. 44. Two beetles, first signed: Marshall, second in hand of “C”: Goat Beetle, or Antelope, fr. Africa, labeled in ink. Second has letterpress descriptive material on verso. 45. “[UNK] Surinam” in hand of “C”. On verso in pencil, calligraphy not identified: Cymex, Aquaticus surinam. 46. Seven insets of beetles. Bottom one shows three coccinelids. No signatures or text. Some versos with letterpress scraps. 47. Five insets of 7 beetles; one of the Eyed Elator has penciled by “C”: See overleaf Marsh... Versos blank. 48. Two insets of butterflies; 1st has 2 aspects of Meadow Fritillary and second with two views of a blue swallowtail. No notes. 49. Two skippers. On VELLUM or butterflies. No notes. 50. Two Lepidops, 1st an olive green swallowtail and a second a fine Io-type moth. No notes. [In the first, the top of the wing on the right, extends outside the frame of the inset]. 51. Four Lepidops on three insets, - 1st is a yellow moth, 2d an orange butterfly and the 3d has two views of a tailed skipper. No notes. 52. Large plate, with 6 insects namely a cabbage butterfly, two noctuids (one black and one brown) one underwing (tiger-moth type), one honeybee and one syrphus fly. Signed in pen: P. Withoos: fac. [Only artist by name of Withoos located in literature is Alida Withoos? Can the “P” be a sort of abbreviation of Alida?] 53. Two insets, On VELLUM, each signed with same Withoos signature as above. First inset has one butterfly and one moth, the second has 2 butterflies. 54. Inset showing a clematis vine, with purple-red flowers and a Tiger Moth above the middle. Cast skin of Cicada on lower left tendril. Signed in pencil: G. D. Ehret. 55. Similar type; illustration with orange flowered vine. Large hawk moth in center left, with 2 blues and one other butterfly and one moth. Signed in ink: G. D. Ehret. 56. Large circular inset, with two carnations and sensitive plant leaves and lavender blossoms. 13 caterpillars and 2 chrysalids. Note in pencil “these 2 by T. Robin” 57. Inset of “Guinea Pig”