Lithographiae Wirceburgensis

This is an illustrated work on geology and paleontology, containing lithographic plates of rocks, minerals, and fossils discovered in the Würzburg region of Germany. The plates are accompanied by detailed descriptions and commentary by the editor, Georg Ludwig Hueber. The work is notable for the inclusion of what were believed to be fossilized insects, which were later revealed to be an elaborate hoax perpetrated by the author of the work, Johann Bartholomäus Adam Beringer.

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