Historiae Naturalis: [6 parts] De Quadrupedibus, De Piscibus et Cetis, De Exanguibus Aquaticis, De Avibus, De Insectis, De Serpentibus et Draconibus
Historiae Naturalis: [6 parts] De Quadrupedibus, De Piscibus et Cetis, De Exanguibus Aquaticis, De Avibus, De Insectis, De Serpentibus et Draconibus
Jan Jonston; Johannes Jonstonus; Jonston, John
Johann Jacob Schipper, 1657
6 parts in one volume. 2nd edition of the standard 17th-century encyclopedia of natural history. Folio, 36 cm. Bound in contemporary leather. Gilt ruled, 7 spine compartments. Marbled end pages. 4 engraved frontispieces and 250 engraved plates after Matthaeus Merian the younger, Caspar Merian, etc.
Includes the following works, each with their own title pages: 1. De quadrupedibus. Title frontispiece and 80 plates; 2. De piscibus et cetis, libri V. Title frontispiece, 48 plates; 3. De exanguibus aquaticis, libri IV. 20 plates; 4. De avibus, libri VI. Title frontispiece, 62 plates; 5. De insectis, libri III, de serpentibus et draconibus, libri II. Title frontispiece, 28 plates; 6. De serpentibus, libri II. 12 plates. <br> Nissen ZBI 2131-2135. Burnet 5592. (First issued in Frankfurt in 1650 - 1657)