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COMMELIN, Jan and CASPAR. Horti Medici Amstelodamensis rariorum tam orientalis, quam Occidentalis Indiae, aliarumque peregrinarum Planaturm magno studio ... Beschryvinge en curieuse Afbeeldingen van rare vreemde Oos- West-Indische en andere gewassen. Amsterdam: R. & J. Blaeu, 1697-1701.
Volume 1 (of 2) only, 2o (406 x 259 mm). Latin half-title, engraved title-page, engraved arms of Commelin (lacking the engraved arms of Huydecoper), Dutch title-page printed in black followed by Latin title-page printed in red and black, 5 engraved plates of arms, 112 plates of plants on 110 leaves (plates 42-44 on one leaf), Latin and Dutch text printed in two columns. (Lacking final blank, a few leaves with mostly marginal stains.) Later mottled calf, covers gilt, spine in 7 compartments with 6 raised bands, gilt-lettered in one compartment, edges gilt (some overall rubbing, corners bumped). Provenance: "Peregregium Domini Godofr. Casp. A Legnitz dominum 1751" (Latin inscription on flyleaf); early ownership inscription removed from engraved title.
FIRST EDITION. Jan Commelin (1629-1692) was the director of the Amsterdam Physic Gardens. "The first volume, on the plants of the East and West Indies, [this] was [his] most important contribution to botanical knowledge; it was brought out posthumously by his nephew Caspar. The second volume was by Caspar Commelin and 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 Moninck and may be seen in the Library of the Hortus Botanicus in Amsterdam" (Hunt). Cleveland Collections 304, HA Copy 2 this copy; Dunthorne 81; Great Flower Books, p. 54: Hunt 399; Nissen BBI 389; Stafleu- Cowan TL2 1187.
Volume 1 (of 2) only, 2o (406 x 259 mm). Latin half-title, engraved title-page, engraved arms of Commelin (lacking the engraved arms of Huydecoper), Dutch title-page printed in black followed by Latin title-page printed in red and black, 5 engraved plates of arms, 112 plates of plants on 110 leaves (plates 42-44 on one leaf), Latin and Dutch text printed in two columns. (Lacking final blank, a few leaves with mostly marginal stains.) Later mottled calf, covers gilt, spine in 7 compartments with 6 raised bands, gilt-lettered in one compartment, edges gilt (some overall rubbing, corners bumped). Provenance: "Peregregium Domini Godofr. Casp. A Legnitz dominum 1751" (Latin inscription on flyleaf); early ownership inscription removed from engraved title.
FIRST EDITION. Jan Commelin (1629-1692) was the director of the Amsterdam Physic Gardens. "The first volume, on the plants of the East and West Indies, [this] was [his] most important contribution to botanical knowledge; it was brought out posthumously by his nephew Caspar. The second volume was by Caspar Commelin and 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 Moninck and may be seen in the Library of the Hortus Botanicus in Amsterdam" (Hunt). Cleveland Collections 304, HA Copy 2 this copy; Dunthorne 81; Great Flower Books, p. 54: Hunt 399; Nissen BBI 389; Stafleu- Cowan TL2 1187.