"Ouvrage basé sur la méthode de M. Latreille, avec figures les chaque espèce, dessinées etc colorées d'après nature par M. P. Duménil, peintre d'histoire naturelle [et M. Delarue, volumes 9-11]."--On title page of volumes 4-11.

"Continuée par M. P.-A.-J. Duponchel."--On title page of volumes 6-11.

Imprint varies: volume 7, part 2-volume 11, Paris: Méquignon-Marvis, libraire-éditeur.

"This work was originally undertaken by E.R. Genouville, and the first part was issued in April 1820; but on his death it was taken up by Godart, who recast and re-issued the text for that part in Sept. 1820 [Bibl. France, 1820, pp. 225 & 477] introducing thereby the extra sheet (3 his). At Godarts̓ death in 1825, Duponchel continued the work, beginning with tom. VI."--British mus. (Nat. hist.) Catalogue.

Reproduction of the original from the Bruce Peel Special Collections Library, University of Alberta.