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COMMELIN (JAN AND CASPAR) Horti Medici Amstelodamensis rariorum tam orientalis, quam Occidentalis Indiae, aliarumque peregrinarum plantarum magno studio [-Beschryvinge en curieuse Afbeeldingen van rare vreemde Oos- West-Indische en andere gewassen], 2 vol., FIRST EDITION, Amsterdam, P. & J. Blaeu, 1697-1701 image 1
COMMELIN (JAN AND CASPAR) Horti Medici Amstelodamensis rariorum tam orientalis, quam Occidentalis Indiae, aliarumque peregrinarum plantarum magno studio [-Beschryvinge en curieuse Afbeeldingen van rare vreemde Oos- West-Indische en andere gewassen], 2 vol., FIRST EDITION, Amsterdam, P. & J. Blaeu, 1697-1701 image 2
COMMELIN (JAN AND CASPAR) Horti Medici Amstelodamensis rariorum tam orientalis, quam Occidentalis Indiae, aliarumque peregrinarum plantarum magno studio [-Beschryvinge en curieuse Afbeeldingen van rare vreemde Oos- West-Indische en andere gewassen], 2 vol., FIRST EDITION, Amsterdam, P. & J. Blaeu, 1697-1701 image 3
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COMMELIN (JAN AND CASPAR)
Horti Medici Amstelodamensis rariorum tam orientalis, quam Occidentalis Indiae, aliarumque peregrinarum plantarum magno studio [-Beschryvinge en curieuse Afbeeldingen van rare vreemde Oos- West-Indische en andere gewassen], 2 vol., FIRST EDITION, Amsterdam, P. & J. Blaeu, 1697-1701

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COMMELIN (JAN AND CASPAR)

Horti Medici Amstelodamensis rariorum tam orientalis, quam Occidentalis Indiae, aliarumque peregrinarum plantarum magno studio [-Beschryvinge en curieuse Afbeeldingen van rare vreemde Oos- West-Indische en andere gewassen], 2 vol., FIRST EDITION, half-titles, 2 additional engraved titles, Latin title-pages printed in red and black followed by Dutch title-pages printed in black only, all with printer's device, 5 engraved plates of arms, 224 engraved plates on 222 leaves (plates 42-44 in volume 1 on one leaf, plate 4 in volume 2 printed recto and verso), Latin and Dutch text printed in two columns, woodcut tail-pieces, some plates with the odd small spot or rust mark, volume 1 later mottled calf (sides panelled in gilt with ornate centre- and cornerpieces, slightly taller), volume 2 contemporary calf, near matching gilt panelled spines (volume 2 restored) [Dunthorne 81; Great Flower Books, p.54: Hunt 399; Mendelssohn I, p.375; Nissen BBI 389; Stafleu & Cowan TL2 1187], folio (408 x 258mm. and 394 x 255mm.), Amsterdam, P. & J. Blaeu, 1697-1701

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"A MAGNIFICENT MONUMENT TO THE AMSTERDAM PHYSIC GARDEN": AN ATTRACTIVE COPY OF THE FIRST AND BEST EDITION. Jan Commelin was director of the garden at a period when it was undergoing substantial enlargement, primarily as a result of plants being introduced from the Dutch East Indies and South Africa. "The first volume, on the plants of the East and West Indies, 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). "These fine volumes delineate the collection of plants then existing in the Botanical Gardens of Amsterdam. The South African specimens are particularly interesting... and in some respects the work may be considered as the first contribution to the bibliography of Cape flora" (Mendelssohn).

Provenance: Henry ?Hide, book label on both front paste-downs; Docteur François Moutier (1881-1961, physician, leading gastroenterologist and poet), bookplates.

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