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Bolton, James, active 1775–1795
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Apatura iris -- Pictorial works.
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Blackburne, Anna, 1726–1793.
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Rubus -- Pictorial works.
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Women in natural history.
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Blackburne, Anna, 1726–1793
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Bolton, James, active 1775–1795
Spotted flycatcher (Muscicapa striata) and eggs, with bramble (Rubus L.) and Purple Emperor (Apatura iris) and longhorned beetle (?Desmocerus sp.), from the natural history cabinet of Anna Blackburne
circa 1768