Vintage biology wall chart printed in Germany. Four-panel chromolithograph on cloth/canvas backing - attached at top and bottom on original, split-wood dowels. Piece is in very good condition with some minimal paper cracking and discoloration.

Chart width is 41.25 inches/105 cm (top dowel width 42 inches/107 cm; bottom dowel width is 45 inches/114 cm); Chart length is 56 inches/144 cm (includes dowels).

This wonderful, museum-quality scientific wall chart dates to 1884. One of a series of over 100 wall charts produced under the supervision of Professor Rudolf Leuckart of the University of Leipzig, and designed for educational use, this chart presents the external features and internal anatomy of the black-veined white butterfly (Aporia crataegi) - including representations of the pupal, larval and adult stages. This highly detailed work features greys, blue, yellow, red/brown and green tones.

The primary artist of this chart is Hinrich Nitsche (1845-1902); note the artist’s mark in the lower right corner of the chart. Information about the Leuckart Zoology Wall Charts is available at: http://legacy.mblwhoilibrary.org/leuckart/index.html