The Poison Tree Selected Writings of Rumphius on the Natural History of the Indies

Rumpf, Georg Eberhard & E. M. Beekman

ISBN 10: 0870233297 / ISBN 13: 9780870233296

Published by University of Massachusetts Press, Amherst, MA, 1981

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Owners bookplate on flyleaf. ; 6.25 X 0.75 X 9.25 inches; 272 pages.

Seller Inventory # 16414

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Poison Tree Selected Writings of Rumphius on the Natural History of the Indies
• Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press, Amherst, MA
• Publication Date: 1981
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0870233297
• ISBN 13: 9780870233296
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+

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Synopsis

Illustrated with sixteen plates from the first edition of Ambonese Herbarium, The Poison Tree demonstrates why Rumphius was the greatest authority on tropical flora of the time, exercising considerable influence on subsequent research, and recognized as a major source by specialists in the field. The work is also an intriguing source book on native use of plants in the seventeenth century, native customs, lore, religion, and historical information.

About the Author

E.M. Beekman is a poet and novelist who has published widely on Dutch culture and edited and translated anthologies of the writings of Paul van Ostaijen and Multatuli.