Giant lizard, snake, small lizard and bird [Plate 99 of Seba's Locupletissimi rerum naturalium thesauri accurata descriptio].

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Seller: Antiquariaat Schierenberg, Amsterdam, NetherlandsAntiquariaat Schierenberg

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Amsterdam, Jansson-Waesberg, J. Wetsteen and William Smith, 1734. Large folio (58.3 x 49.5 cm). Double-sized engraved plate. = A fine herpetological plate from one of the most splendid and largest natural history works from the mid-18th century, fully titled: Locupletissimi rerum naturalium thesauri accurata descriptio et iconibus artificiosissimus expressio per universam physices historiam. Opus, cui, in hoc rerum genere, nullum par exstisit. Ex toto terrarum orbe collegit, digessit, descripsit, et depingendum curavit Albertus Seba, Etzela Oostfrisius, Academiae Caesareae Leopoldino Carolinae Naturae Curiosorum collega xenocratus dictus; Societatis Regiae Anglicanae, et Instituti Bonensis, sodalis. Seba's Cabinet of Natural Curiosities, as it is generally known, is regarded as one of the 18th century's greatest natural history achievements and remains one of the most prized natural history books of all time. Though it was common for men of his profession to collect natural specimens for research purposes, Amsterdam-based pharmacist Albertus Seba (1665-1736), who made a fortune working for the VOC (Dutch East India Company), had a passion that led him far beyond the call of duty. His collection of natural history objects was displayed in four very large volumes, which are now very rare. This plate shows a "Tejuguacu d'Amérique, très grand qu'on appelle aussi Sauvegarde, Amphebie & marbré par tout le corps", as well as a smaller lizard, snake and bird (see Landwehr, p. 521). Slight fraying and toning to the very outer margins; weak central, vertical fold; the left margin a bit uneven from previous binding; otherwise a very good, clean copy. Landwehr, 178; Nissen ZBI, 3793.…

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Giant lizard, snake, small lizard and bird [Plate 99 of Seba's Locupletissimi rerum naturalium thesauri accurata descriptio].
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Seba, A.

Antiquariaat Schierenberg

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Antiquariaat Schierenberg now undertakes all activities previously undertaken by Elsevier Antiquarian Dept., and Dieter Schierenberg BV of which Dieter Schierenberg was General Manager. We specialize in rare, old and illustrated books and periodicals on Natural History, Biology, Earth Sciences, Voyages, Scientific Expeditions, Physical Geography, Anthropology, Travel (mostly outside Europe), Science, the History of Science and beautiful big colour plate books in these fields. We have one of the largest stocks in the world within our field with about 7.000 different periodical titles (about 1.000.000 volumes) and about 25.000 rare books. We have experience of over 40 years, having worked in these science subjects under different names : Junk Antiquariaat (Periodicals Dept.) Dekker & Nordemann Antiquarian Dept., Elsevier Antiquarian Dept and Dieter Schierenberg BV. Please send your special want lists within our field and of course we are also interested in receiving offers for sale or in exchange from single items to entire libraries.…

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Faunal Works, Ichtyology, Medicinal Plants, Botany, Hymenoptera, Florae, Diptera, Science, Anthropology and Travel (mostly outside Europe), Rare and old books on Natural History and Sciences, Molluscs, Coleoptera, Lepidoptera, Herpetology, Arachnology, General Sciences, Encyclopedia, Mycology, General Natural History, Periodicals on Natural History and Sciences, Zoology, Ornithology, Entomology

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