Work

Historia natvralis Brasiliae, auspicio et benefico illvstriss I. Mavritii com Nassav ... in qua non tantum plantae et animalia, sed et indigenarum morbi, ingenia et mores describuntur et iconibus supra quingentas illustrantur

Alternative title

• Historiae rervm natvralivm Brasiliae
• De medicina Brasiliensi
• Historiae Plantarvm
• Rervm Natvralivm Historiae
• Natvralis Historiae Brasiliae
• Historiae Rervm Natvralivm

Shelf Mark/Reference Number

• Fag.M.1.6

Location

• Department of Early Printed Books, Trinity College Dublin

Creator

• Marggraf, Georg, 1610-1644, Author
• Piso, Willem, 1611-1678, Author

Contributor

• Fagel Collection, Former owner
• Elzevier, Lowijs, 1604-1670, Printer
• De Laet, Johannes, 1581-1649, Annotator
• Hackius, Franciscus, active 1638-1664, Printer
• Fagel, François, 1659-1746, Former owner
• Fagel, Hendrik, 1765-1838, Former owner

DOI

• https://doi.org/10.48495/jh344145p

Rights statement

• Copyright The Board of Trinity College Dublin. Images are available for single-use academic application only. Publication, transmission or display is prohibited without formal written approval of the Library of Trinity College, Dublin.

Publisher location

• Amsterdam
• Leiden

Publisher

• Franciscum Hackium
• Lud. Elzevirium

Date Created

• 1648

Physical extent

• 1 plate (leaf), [i]-[x], [1]-[124], [1]-[300] pages ; 38.6 cm)
• 38.6 cm

Language

• Latin

Abstract

• [1] Digitised version of Fag.M.1.6, 'Historia natvralis Brasiliae, auspicio et benefico illvstriss I. Mavritii com Nassav ... in qua non tantum plantae et animalia, sed et indigenarum morbi, ingenia et mores describuntur et iconibus supra quingentas illustrantur' by Willem Piso and others. This volume contains: 'Guilielmi Pisonis [Willem Piso], De medicina Brasiliensi libri qvatvor: I. De Aere. Aquis, & Locis. II. De Morbis Endemiis. III. De Veneatis & Antidotis. IV. De Facultatibus Simplicium. Et Georgi Marcgravi de Liebstad [Georg Markgraf/Marggraf], Historiae rervm natvralivm Brasiliae, libri octo: quorum Tres priores agunt de Plantis. Quartus de Piscibus. Quintus de Avibus. Sextus de Quadrupedibus & Serpentibus. Septimus de Insectis. Octavus de ipsa Regione & illius Incolis. Cvm Appendice de Tapuyis, et Chilensibvs.' [2] Enlarged and annotated edition by Johannes de Laet: 'Ioannes De Laet [Johannes De Laet], Antwerpianus, In ordinem digessit & Annotationes addidit, & varia ab Auctore Omissa supplevit & illustravit.' Imprint on title page: 'Lvgdvn. Batavorvm, apud Franciscum Hackium, et Amstelodami, apud Lud. Elzevirium. 1648.' This copy's illustrations have been hand coloured throughout, and its title page is initialled by the colourist: I.R. The typeface is Roman. [3] Contents: Page [1]-15: De Medicina Brasiliensi, Liber Primvs: Qui agit de Brasiliae Aere, Aquis & Locis. Page 16-39: De Medicina Brasiliensi, Liber Secvndvs: Qui agit de Endemiis & Familiaribvs Morbis in Brasilia. Page 39-49: De Medicina Brasiliensi, Liber Tertivs: Qui agit De Venenis eorumque Antidotis. Page 49-122: De Medicina Brasiliensi, Liber Qvartvs: Qui agit de Facultatibus Simplicium. Page [123]-[124]: Index Rervm et Verborvm. Page [1]-56: Historiae Plantarvm, Liber Primvs: Qui agit de Herbis. Page 57-89: Historiae Plantarvm, Liber Secvndvs: Qui agit de Plantis Frutescentibus & Fruticibus. Page 90-141: Historiae Plantarvm, Liber Tertivs: Qui agit de Arboribus. Page 142-189: Rervm Natvralivm Historiae, Liber Qvartvs: Qui agit de Piscibus Brasiliae. Page 190-220: Historia Natvralis Brasiliae, Liber Qvintvs: Qui agit de Avibus. Page 221-244: Historiae Rervm Natvralivm, Liber Sextvs: Qui agit de Quadrupedibus, & Serpentibus. Page 245-259: Historiae Rervm Natvralivm, Liber Septimvs: Qui agit de Insectis. Page 260-283: Natvralis Historiae Brasiliae, Liber Octavvs: Qui agit de ipsa Regione & Indigenis. Page 283-293: Appendix De Chilensibvs. Page [294]-[300]: Index Omnivm Plantarvm et Animantivm.

Note

• 1 plate, 11 unnumbered pages, 122 pages, 2 unnumbered pages; 8 unnumbered pages, 293 pages, 7 unnumbered pages; described as follows for Digital Collections purposes: title leaf plate, p.[i]-[x], p.[1]-[124], p.[1]-[300].
• Format and collation: 2° *⁶ A-P⁴ Q², †⁴ ²A-2O⁴ ²2P²
• Short-Title Catalogue, Netherlands (STCN), record number 860029921: https://data.cerl.org/stcn/860029921

Related url

•  https://picarta.oclc.org/psi/DB=3.11/XMLPRS=Y/PPN?PPN=860029921
•  https://doi.org/10.48495/8p58pg85x

Finding aid

• Click here to view the Fagel auction catalogue in which this copy is listed as lot no. 3993: https://doi.org/10.48495/8p58pg85x

Provenance

• Part of the Fagel Collection; this volume appears in the Fagel Auction Catalogue (1802), lot no. 3993. The Fagel auction catalogue has been digitised and is available at https://doi.org/10.48495/8p58pg85x

Subject

• Natural history--Brazil--Early works to 1800
• Brazil--Description and travel--Early works to 1800
• Biology--Brazil--Early works to 1800

Keyword

• Marggraf, Georg, 1610-1644--Historiae rervm natvralivm Brasiliae
• Piso, Willem, 1611-1678--De medicina brasiliensi
• Flora and fauna--Brazil--Early works to 1800

Format

• engravings
• Illustrations
• Books

Resource type

• text
• still image

Medium

• ink
• colored ink

Support

• paper (fiber product)

Digital Object Id

• FAG-M-1-6_001

Source

• b202916777

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In Collection:

• Fagel Collection

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