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The Emperor's Insects: Revisiting the Mantodea of Jules-César Savigny from Napoleon's Campaign in Egypt and Ottoman Syria

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: . The Mantodea figures published in the Description de l’Égypte under Jules-César Savigny are reviewed, emphasizing their artistic execution and subsequent taxonomic interpretation. Each engraving depicting mantises is analyzed for their assigned correspondence to known species by historical authors.

Source: Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19162224

Author: Anderson, Kris

Language: English

Topic: History of Science and Natural History

Subfield: History and Philosophy of Science

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W7140038286

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