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Auction #115 begins on 30 May 2024

Volckamer (Johann Georg)

FLORA NORIBERGENSIS

Published: Apud Petr. Conr.Monath, Noribergæ, 1718

Edition: Second edition

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Sive Catalogus Plantarum in agro Noribergensi.

Tam sponte nascentium quam exoticarum,

Second edition: 406 pages, 25 engraved plates, vellum binding with faded title label gilt on the spine, a very good copy.

Gunn (Mary)& Codd (l.E.) Botanical Exploration of Southern Africa page 62.At the turn of the century Johann Georg Volckamer (1662-1744), a wealthy merchant of Nuremberg with a fine garden, produced his Flora Noribergensis 1700 with 25 illustrations, "16 of which depict Cape plants; among them is probably the first illustration of the large and difficult genus, Hermannia"

  • Overall Condition: A Very Good Copy
  • Size: 8vo (210 x170mm)
  • Sold By: Clarke's Africana & Rare Books
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  • Country: South Africa
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