Frontispiece to Thomas Sprat's 'The History of the Royal Society' Size:M: 50 x 40cm Figure 2 Aspidiotus zonatus

Figure 2 Aspidiotus zonatus

South-west view of St Leonard

a native of North and South America and the Caribbean]

magnified 9 times

Frontispiece to Thomas Sprat's 'The History of the Royal Society' Size:M: 50 x 40cm Figure 2 Aspidiotus zonatusFrontispiece to The history of the Royal Society of London, for the Improving of Natural Knowledge, by Thomas Sprat (printed by T. R. for J. Martyn, London, 1667). This key piece of iconography for the early Royal Society includes central portraits of the first President, William, 2nd Viscount Brouncker (1620 1684) and Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Alban (1561 1626, with a bust of the Society's first Patron, King Charles II. An angel is shown placing