The Ambonese Curiosity Cabinet. Translated [from the Dutch], edited, annotated an with introduction by E.M.Beekman.

RUMPHIUS,GEORG EVERHARD. Beekman,E.M.

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New Haven & London, Yale University Press, [1999]. CXII,567 pp. 60 b./w. plates & num. ills. Orig. hardcover (clothbound, gilt lettering on spine), d./j. 8vo. - Dust jacket discol. on the spine.A seminal English translation and annotation by E.M. Beekman of Georgius Everhardus Rumphius's 1705 classic, D'Amboinsche Rariteitkamer. It was the first modern scientific work on tropical marine fauna, specifically focusing on the species found around the island of Ambon in eastern Indonesia. The text describes a wide array of organisms, including crabs, shrimp, sea urchins, mussels, and mollusks, as well as minerals and rare stones found in plants and animals. E.M. Beekman provided with this edition the first comprehensive English translation, extensive annotations, and a detailed introduction that serves as the first major English biography of Rumphius, known as the "Indian Pliny.". Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 315391

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