Philip Henry Gosse: Science and Art in Letters from Alabama and Entomologia Alabamensis

by Gary Mullen and Taylor D. Littleton

Philip Henry Gosse's detailed watercolors of Alabama's native insects and plants represent a landmark in the annals of American natural history. Offered for the first time are the complete full-color illustrations from Gosse's Entomologia Alabamensis, along with a biographical essay placing Gosse's work in the context of his long and fruitful life.

Born in 1810 in Worcester, England, the young Philip Henry Gosse developed a passion...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0817317082
• ISBN13: 9780817317089
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: University Alabama Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.8" x 11.2"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 to Postsecondary