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Title Memoria sobre la naturaleza, cultivo, y beneficio de la grana ...

Creator Alzate y Ramírez, José Antonio de, 1737-1799

Date 1777

Language Spanish

Place Mexico

Subjects Cochineal, Cochineal insect, Dyes and dyeing, Nopalea cochinellifera

Summary Copy dated 1777 of Alzate y Ramírez's extensive, illustrated essay on the nature, cultivation, and benefits of the cochineal insect. The essay, produced by order of the Viceroy Antonio Bucareli y Ursúa, is a study of the cochineal insect from which is extracted the cochineal dye, a very important product of New Spain and one of its chief exports. Alzate discusses the physical appearance of the male and female; the propagation, life cycle, and natural enemies of these insects; and the nopal cactus used as a feeding source. He describes the various methods for harvesting the cochineal dye, such as steaming and drying, and describes how the Spanish government regulates the cultivation and commerce of cochineal. He also includes a specialized vocabulary of terms used in the cochineal industry. There are two appendices: an extract of a newspaper article on the cochineal insect from the Gaceta literaria de la Europe of April 10, 1765; and a detailed description of the nopal from recent scientific works. The ten colored plates contain drawings of the insect, its cocoons, and the nopal cactus, and illustrate how the steam bath and certain utensils are used in the harvesting procedures.

Biographical/Historical Note Mexican priest and natural scientist.

Extent [138] leaves, 10 leaves of plates (some folded), bound : color illustrations ; 31 cm

Format Drawings, Early works, Essays, Manuscripts

Archival Collection Title Edward E. Ayer Collection, Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection

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Call Number VAULT Ayer MS 1031

BibID 991216558805867

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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Filename 991216558805867_ayer_ms_1031

Unique Identifier NL111U2F

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