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]

Jonstonus, Joannes, 1603-1675 · 1650 · Francofurti ad Moenum : Impensis haeredum Math: Meriani · 27 pictures

A 1650 natural history compendium by Joannes Jonstonus, printed at Frankfurt am Main by the heirs of Matthaeus Merian for scholars and naturalists, collecting his treatises on quadrupeds, snakes, insects, aquatic invertebrates, fishes and whales, and birds. The plates are engraved pages of numbered fish, rays and sea creatures, each labelled with Latin names and shown in side and cross-section views, a model for arranging specimen studies as a clear catalogue grid.

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

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