Historiae naturalis de quadrupetibus libri : cum aeneis figuris; [Historiae naturalis de serpentibus libri II ; Historiae naturalis de insectis libri III ; Historiae naturalis de exanguibus aquaticis libri IV ; Historiae naturalis de piscibus et cetis libri V ; Historiae naturalis de avibus libri VI]

Title Variants

Alternative: Historiae naturalis de quadrupedibus libri

Uniform: Historia naturalis

By

Jonstonus, Joannes, 1603-1675

Merian, Matthaeus, 1621-1687 , illustrator
Merian, Matthaeus, 1593-1650 , publisher
Jonstonus, Joannes, 1603-1675 , Historiae naturalis de quadripedibus libri
Jonstonus, Joannes, 1603-1675 , Historiae naturalis de serpentibus libri II
Jonstonus, Joannes, 1603-1675 , Historiae naturalis de insectis libri III
Jonstonus, Joannes, 1603-1675 , Historiae naturalis de exanguibus aquaticis libri IV
Jonstonus, Joannes, 1603-1675 , Historiae naturalis de piscibus et cetis libri V
Jonstonus, Joannes, 1603-1675 , Historiae naturalis de avibus libri VI
Marggraf, Georg, 1610-1644 , De avibus brasilianis

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

Francofurti ad Moenum, Impensis haeredum Math: Meriani, MDCL-MDCLIII [1650-1653]

Notes

Apparently no general titlepage was issued for this first edition

Each part has its own title page and separate pagination. Part 1 (De quadrupetibus) is undated; Nissen gives its date as 1650. Part 2-3 (De serpentis and De insectis) are dated 1653. Part 4 (De exanguibus aquaticis) is dated 1650. Part 5 (De piscibus et cetis) is undated; Nissen gives its date as 1650. Part 6 (De avibus) is dated 1650

Pagination: Part 1 (De quadrupetibus) 231, [5] pages; part 2 (De serpentibus) 40, [4] pages, plates 1-12; part 3 (De insectis) 200, [8] pages, plates 1-28; part 4 (De exanguibus aquaticis) 78, [12] pages, plates 1-20; part 5 (De piscibus et cetis) 228 pages, plates 1-47; part 6 (De avibus) [2], 227, [9] pages, plates 1-62

Engraved title pages; woodcut publisher's device and head- and tail-pieces, initials; side-notes

Publisher varies (Impensa Matthaei Meriani; Ex bibliopolio Haeredum Merianaeorum; and Impensis Haeredum Merianorum).

Engraved title page signed: M. Merian Junior inventor

Part 6 (De avibus) contains: "De avibus brasilianis: ex Georgii Marcgravij Historici naturali Brasiliae": pages 186-214.

Contents: Part 1. De quadrupetibus -- part 2. De serpentibus -- part 3. De insectis -- part 4. De exanguibus aquatis -- part 5. De piscibus et cetis -- part 6. De avibus

Catalogue of books printed in the German-speaking countries and of German books printed in other countries from 1601 to 1700 now in the British Library, | J225

Nissen, C. Zoologische Buchillustration, | 2131-2135

Text in Latin with quotations and examples in Greek

Subjects

Animals , Birds , Crustacea , Early works to 1800 , Fishes , Insects , Pre-Linnean works , Snakes , Zoology

BHL Collections

Monsters Are Real

White Whale

Call Number

QL41 .J66 1650

Language

Latin

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.64232
OCLC: 43195091