Ebenus by Rumphius Georg Eberhard (1 results)
Published by Amsterdam: 1741, 1741
Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United KingdomPeter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB.
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Add to basketGeorg Eberhard Rumphius was a German-born botanist employed by the Dutch East India Company and is best known for his work, Herbarium Amboinense. After going blind in 1670 due to glaucoma, Rumphius continued work on his six-volume manuscript with the help of others. Rumphius died in 1702, so never saw his work in print. It final…ly appeared in 1741, thirty-nine years after Rumphius's death. Copper plate engraving with contemporary hand writing. Size: 400 x 255 mm Fair condition only. In top right corner and upper margin, the paper has been burnt (with some loss) and staining.
