"Begoniacees. Begonia incarnal (Begonia incarnata)" - Begonie / Botanik botany botanical (Dictionnaire universel d'histoire naturelle)

Orbigny, Charles d':

Published by Paris, 1849

About this Item

Blatt-Maße: ca. 23,5 x 15 cm. -- Handkolorierter Stahlstich. -- gut erhalten. || Hand colored engraving. -- in very good condition. -- Charles Henry Dessalines d Orbigny (1806-1876) was a French botanist and geologist. His official botanical author abbreviation is "Orb." He was the brother of the naturalist Alcide Dessalines d Orbigny, went to school in La Rochelle and studied medicine in Paris. In 1834 he succeeded Louis Cordier (1777-1861) as assistant and preparator for geology at the Muséum national d histoire naturelle in Paris. When the Société Cuvierienne was founded in 1838, he was one of the 140 founding members of the society. D Orbigny was editor of the natural history encyclopedia Dictionnaire universel d histoire naturelle, which appeared in 16 volumes from 1841 to 1849. Wir kaufen und verkaufen alte Bücher, Handschriften, Zeichnungen, Autographen, Grafiken und Fotografien. Wir sind stets am Ankauf von kompletten Bibliotheken, Sammlungen und Nachlässen interessiert. Sprache: Französisch Gewicht in Gramm: 10.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: "Begoniacees. Begonia incarnal (Begonia incarnata)" - Begonie / Botanik botany botanical (Dictionnaire universel d'histoire naturelle)
• Publisher: Paris
• Publication Date: 1849
• Language: French
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  • Grafik - Botanik