Subjects: West Indies
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early descriptions of birds from the West Indies and the northern parts of South America
JACQUIN, J.F. (Baron von).
Beyträge zur Geschichte der Vögel.
Wien, C.F. Wappler, 1784. 4to (285 x 230mm). pp. (10), 45, (1), with 19 handcoloured engraved plates. 19th century cloth-backed marbled boards (spi...
EUR 4,500
plants growing in the Schönbrunn Gardens, the most splendid botanical garden of the period
SCHOT, R. VAN DER.
'Manuscript des Schönbrunner Hof-Gärtners Richard van der Schot, ein 1774 begonnenes und bis 1780 ergänztes systematisches Pflanzenverzeichnis nach Linné' & Richardus van derSchot gekregen den 21. November in het jaar 1759.
3 manuscript volumes listing plants growing in the Schönbrunn gardens. Together about 450 pages. 8vo. 2 vols. 185 x 112mm and a third volume sligh...
EUR 12,000
Species illustrated and described include three from the Cape, two from Mauritius, and several from Jamaica
SMITH, J.E.
Icones Pictae Plantarum Rariorum, descriptionibus et observationibus illustratae ... Coloured Figures of Rare Plants, illustrated with Descriptions and Observations.
London 1790-(1793). 3 parts. Folio. With 18 handcoloured engraved plates by James Sowerby. Contemporary half calf, a little rubbed and some repairs.
EUR 3,000
great classic on the botany of the West Indies and Central America
ZORN, J.
Dreyhundert auserlesene Amerikanische Gewächse nach Linneischer Ordnung.
Nürnberg, auf Kosten der Raspischen Buchhandlung, 1786-1789. 6 parts bound in 3 volumes. 8vo (200 x125mm). pp. 72, with 300 beautifully handcolour...
EUR 5,500