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The Natural History Researches of Dr Thomas Horsfield (1773-1859) First American Naturalist of Indonesia by John Bastin

Door T. Horsfield

Categorie
Indonesië & Nederlands Indië
Boeknummer
#224740
Titel
The Natural History Researches of Dr Thomas Horsfield (1773-1859) First American Naturalist of Indonesia by John Bastin
Auteur
Horsfield, T.
Boektype
Gebonden hardcover
Uitgeverij
Oxford Univeristy Press
Jaar van uitgave
1990
ISBN10
0195889827
ISBN13
9780195889826
Taal
Engels
Beschrijving
2 parts in 1 vol., (4),97,(1); (458)p., 72 (mainly col.) plates, orig. boards w. mounted col. plate on frontcover, slipcase; Facsimile reprint of the edition London, 1824, with a memoir by J. BASTIN.
Samenvatting

Dr. Thomas Horsfield was the first American naturalist to study the flora, fauna, entomology, and geology of Java and the neighboring islands. This facsimile reprint of Horsfield's original volume, (published in 1824), is a splendid account of a pioneering naturalist. Included is a memoir of Horsfield's life by Dr. John Bastin, who painstakingly reconstructs Horsfield's travels during his period in Indonesia, and his subsequent activities in England. Zoological Researches in Java and the Neighboring Islands established Horsfield as one of the great natural historians. The text is a collector's item not only because of its stunning illustrations, but also because it was only the second book ever to be produced containing color lithographs of natural history subjects. Many of the illustrat
... (Lees verder)ions were produced by William Daniell, the foremost aquatint engraver of Asian topography of his day.
Pagina's
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Conditie
Goed
Prijs
€ 250,00

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