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The Natural History Researches of Dr Thomas 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 illustrations were produced by William Daniell, the foremost aquatint engraver of Asian topography of his day.
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Conditie	Goed
Prijs	€ 250,00

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