RUMPHIUS' ORCHIDS: Translated, edited, annotated, and with an Introduction by E.M. Beckman

[Georgius Evarhardus Rumphius]

Published by (New Haven: Yale University Press, 2003)

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172 pp., index, bibliography, detailed notes, glossary, ill. with a few plates from the Ambonese Herbal and other period illustrations. Rumphius (1627-1702) was an important 17th century botanist who was the first person to describe and illustrate tropical orchids. This work reproduces the text on orchids from his monumental Dutch-language herbal with extensive commentary by Professor Beckman. very good copy in d.j.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: RUMPHIUS' ORCHIDS: Translated, edited, annotated, and with an Introduction by E.M. Beckman
• Publisher: (New Haven: Yale University Press, 2003)
• Binding: Hardcover
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included