1657 MERIAN Folio hc engraving SOUTH AMERICAN SNAKES
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1657 MERIAN Folio hc eng SOUTH AMERICAN SNAKESOriginal copper engraving 352 yrs old!Merian, MatthiasSOUTH AMERICAN SNAKESFrom: Historia Naturalis..., Published in Amsterdam in 1657.FOLIO Leaf: ca 15.1 by 8.1 inches: 38.3 x 20.7 cmsSuperb hand coloured copper engraving.This copper engraving is ORIGINAL and 352 years old!! John Jonston (or Johnstone), a descendant of a Scottish family, was born in Sambter, Poland. He was interested in both medicine and natural sciences, and studied at St. Andrews, Cambridge, and Leiden. He published major natural history studies, including Thaumatographia Naturalis (Amsterdam 1632), a compendium of contemporary knowledge of natural science including astronomy, paleontology, plants, animals and man. This was followed by Theatrum Universale Omnium Animalium (Frankfurt, 1650), with plates after his drawings engraved by Mattias Merian depicting the entire range of animal species. After having spent most of his life travelling through all parts of Europe, he settled in Silesia. CONDITION: On laid paper. Attractive Item!!!Daniel Good Rare Books, Sidney House, Saxlingham, Holt, NORFOLK, ENGLAND.
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