Thaumatographia Naturalis, in Classes Decem Divisa: In Quibus Admiranda Coeli, Elementorum, Meteororum, Fossilium, Plantarum, Avium, Quadrupedum, Exanguium, Piscium, Hominis
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Thaumatographia Naturalis, in Classes Decem Divisa: In Quibus Admiranda Coeli, Elementorum, Meteororum, Fossilium, Plantarum, Avium, Quadrupedum, Exanguium, Piscium, Hominis
Jonston, John (Johannes)
Amstelodami : apud Joannem Janssonium, 1633
12mo. Bound in early speckled calf. Gilt meander border on covers. Spine gilt with repeating golden vines. All edges dyed red. Collated: [6], 578, [2] pages. Marbled end sheets. "A compilation of all the contemporary zoological knowledge." - Garrison-Morton 287; Wellcome I, 3477; Wood, page 409.
Contents: I. Coeli. II. Elementorum. III. Meteororum. IV. Fossilium. V. Plantarum. VI. Avium. VII. Quadrupedum. VIII. Exanguium. IX. Piscium. X. Hominis.
Jonston was a Scottish naturalist who traveled extensively in Europe, particularly in Poland.