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PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF ANITA PEEK GILGER, M.D.
COMMELIN, Jan and CASPAR. Horti Medici Amstelodamensis rariorum tam africanarum, quam utriusque Indiae, aliarumque peregrinarum Planaturm magno studio ... Beschryvinge en curieuse Afbeeldingen van rare vreemde Africaansche Oost- West-Indische en andere Gewassen. Amsterdam: P. & J. Blaeu, 1701.
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COMMELIN, Jan and CASPAR. Horti Medici Amstelodamensis rariorum tam africanarum, quam utriusque Indiae, aliarumque peregrinarum Planaturm magno studio ... Beschryvinge en curieuse Afbeeldingen van rare vreemde Africaansche Oost- West-Indische en andere Gewassen. Amsterdam: P. & J. Blaeu, 1701.
Volume two (of 2, only), 2o (392 x 255 mm). Latin half-titles, hand-colored engraved additional title, Latin title-page printed in red and black followed by Dutch title-page printed in black, 3 hand-colored engraved plates of arms, 112 plates OF PLANTS ALL MAGNIFICENTLY COLORED BY A CONTEMPORARY HAND, Latin and Dutch text printed in two columns. (Occasional minor marginal worming, heaviest on plates 18-24). Contemporary calf, spine gilt. Provenance: purchased from Hamill and Barker, 1969.
FIRST EDITION. "The second volume by Caspar Commelin contained an enlargement on some of the notes in Jan's book, with further notes on African plants. The original paintings...were mainly the work of Johan and Maria Moninckx and may be seen in the Library of the Hortus Botanicus in Amsterdam" (Hunt). Colored copies of this book are very rare. Dunthorne 81; Great Flower Books, p.54: Hunt 399; Nissen BBI 389; Stafleu & Cowan TL2 1187.
Volume two (of 2, only), 2
FIRST EDITION. "The second volume by Caspar Commelin contained an enlargement on some of the notes in Jan's book, with further notes on African plants. The original paintings...were mainly the work of Johan and Maria Moninckx and may be seen in the Library of the Hortus Botanicus in Amsterdam" (Hunt). Colored copies of this book are very rare. Dunthorne 81; Great Flower Books, p.54: Hunt 399; Nissen BBI 389; Stafleu & Cowan TL2 1187.