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Gouan, AntoineIllustrationes et observationes Botanicae, ad specierum historiam facientes. Seu rariorum plantarum indigenarum, pyrenuicarum, exoticarum (...) cum iconibus ex naturae typo et magnitudine naturali ab auctore delineatis. With 28 engraved plates. Tiguri (Zurich), apud Orell, Gessner, Fuesslin et socios, 1773. (8), 83, (1) pp. folio. HLdr. of the 19th century with R. gilt.
Botany Gouan, Antoine Illustrationes et observationes Botanicae, ad specierum historiam facientes. Seu rariorum plantarum indigenarum, pyrenuicarum, exoticarum (...) cum iconibus ex naturae typo et magnitudine naturali ab auctore delineatis. With 28 engraved plates. Tiguri (Zurich), apud Orell, Gessner, Fuesslin et socios, 1773. (8), 83, (1) pp. folio. HLdr. of the 19th century with R. gilt. Very rare, no copy traceable for us in international trade. Pritzel, 3487 - Nissen, Botanische Buchillustation, 741 - Original edition in very fine, fresh condition, the plates are rare, the printing sharp and rich in contrast. Antoine Gouan, born and died in Montpellier, became a well-known botanist in his home town and the first in France to publish a botanical work according to the nomenclature introduced by Linné. During his medical studies, he was a student of François Boissier de Sauvages, who was one of Linné's most ardent supporters at the time. In 1762 he published his Hortus regius monspeliensis, the first work published in France with Linné's binomial nomenclature. - Good copy. Very rare, no copy traceable for us in international trade. - Botany. - With 28 engraved plates. Original edition in very fine, fresh condition, the plates are rare, the print sharp and rich in contrast. Antoine Gouan, born and died in Montpellier, became a well-known botanist in his home town and the first in France to publish a botanical work according to the nomenclature introduced by Linné. During his medical studies, he was a pupil of François Boissier de Sauvages, who was one of Linné's most ardent supporters at the time. In 1762 he published his Hortus regius monspeliensis, the first work published in France to use Linné's binomial nomenclature.- A good copy.
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