[Original engraved print]

Seller: Antiquariaat Schierenberg, Amsterdam, NetherlandsAntiquariaat Schierenberg

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Amsterdam, Janssoons van Waesberge, 1744. Large single leaf (21.0 x 25.5 cm). = This finely engraved plate depicts items from the collection of natural history objects by the Dutch medical doctor and zoologist Frederik Ruysch (1638-1731). Shown is a bottle with the fetus of an aquatic mammal, on a pedestal, and four egg-shaped objects. This anatomical-philosophical plate was first issued in Ruysch's "Thesaurus animalium" (1710). This copy is from the later, Dutch edition, by the same publisher, of his collected works. Plate engraved "Neerd. Taf. 110 / Tab V". Weak vertical fold, otherwise a very good, clean copy. Nissen ZBI, 3541.

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Title
[Original engraved print]
Author
Ruysch, F.

Antiquariaat Schierenberg

Amsterdam, Netherlands

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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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Dieter Schierenberg BV

Zamenhofstraat 150, Unit 320
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands 1022 AG