Plantarum Americanarum fasciculus primus [-decimus], continens plantas quas olim Carolus Plumierius, botanicorum princeps detexit, eruitque, atque in Insulis Antillis ipse depinxit / Has primum in lucem edidit, concinnis descriptionibus, & observationibus, aeneisque tabulis illustravit Joannes Burmannus.
- Plumier, Charles, 1646-1704.
- Date:
- [1755-1760]
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Publication/Creation
[Amsterdam] : Sumtibus Auctoris, Prostant Amstelaedami in Horto Medico : Atque apud Viduam & Filium S. Schouten ; Lugd. Batav : Apud Gerard. Potvliet & Theodor. Haak, [1755-1760]
Physical description
8 unnumbered pages, 4 unnumbered pages, 262 pages, 4 unnumbered pages, CCLXII [i.e. 263] leaves of plates : illustrations, portrait ; (folio)
Notes
Publisher varies: fasc. 6-10, "apud Petrum Schouten"
Two preliminary leaves at beginning of each fascicule, consisting of title-leaf and Burman's dedication, counted as two pages
Fascicules issued as follows: fasc. 1, 1755; fasc. 2-4, 1756; fasc. 5-6, 1757; fasc. 7-8, 1758; fasc. 9, 1759; fasc. 10, 1760
Includes extra plate, numbered 25*
Titlepage of fascicule 1 in black and red; title-ornaments, tailpieces
Includes index
Copy 1 Note: Port. wanting, some plates mutilated or wanting.
References note
Sabin 9343, 63459
Pritzel 7217
Hunt botanical cat 554
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Location Status Access Closed storesEPB/D/41648