Meloe Monoceros 19th Century Hand-Colored Entomological Engraving Gujarat bag with some loss of paint

with some loss of paint and assorted scuff marks

I believe the images are screen prints on cardboard

They are accompanied by a set of 20 laminated "Design Cards

but are in very good shape

Meloe Monoceros 19th Century Hand-Colored Entomological Engraving Gujarat bag with some loss of paintThis is a very lovely hand colored engraving from a 19th century volume on entomology. Behind the engraving is the original text page from that book, identifying this beautiful bug as a Meloe Monoceros, which looks like a sort of horned, spotted beetle. I think it is just beautifully done, presented as if viewed through a microscope, with the tiny tiny actual sized rendering of the beetle just below! The engraving and text page are attached via linen