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

Rumpfius, Georg Eberhard [Author]; Beekman, E.M. [Editor]

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Language: English

Published by University of Massachusetts Press, 1981

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The first English translation of Rumphius' Ambonese Herbarium, and Curiosities. Rumphius was perhaps the greatest Dutch naturalist of the East Indies. These volumes of writings on tropical flora, shellfish, minerals, and precious stones found in the colonial Dutch East Indies also touch on: natural history, native use of plants in the 17th Century, native customs, lore, religion. Also: general historical information. Frontis, 16 plates. *** 260 pp. *** Index, notes. First Edition.

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The Poison Tree: Selected Writings of Rumphius on the Natural History of the Indies
Author
Rumpfius, Georg Eberhard [Author]; Beekman, E.M. [Editor]
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Publication year
1981
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Hardcover
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English
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0870233297
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9780870233296
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First Edition.
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