The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700
The Ambonese Curiosity Cabinet
Secondary Title (i.e. Proceedings Title): Editions of this work: Periodical Title: Publication Type:Book, Whole Authors:Rumpf,Georg EberhardBeekman,E. M.
Editors: Publisher:Yale University Press Place of Publication:New Haven, Conn. Publication Date:1999 Alternate Date (i.e. Conference Date): Volume: Issue: Start Page:567 End Page: Abstract:"G. E. Rumphius, also known as the "Indian Pliny," was one of the great tropical naturalists of the seventeenth century. Born in Germany, he spent most of his life in the employ of the Dutch East Indies Company, stationed on the island of Ambon in eastern Indonesia. He wrote two major works; this one, the first modern work on tropical fauna, was published posthumously in Dutch in 1705. A classic text of natural history, it is now available in English for the first time." "The descriptions in The Ambonese Curiosity Cabinet cover the gamut of organisms found in the seas surrounding Ambon - crabs, shrimp, sea urchins, mussels - as well as minerals and rare concretions taken from animals and plants. A series of exquisite etchings accompanies the descriptions. The book has been translated and extensively annotated by E. M. Beekman, whose introduction provides the first biography of Rumphius in English that incorporates new material."--BOOK JACKET.
Descriptors/Keywords:Crustacea Indonesia Maluku
Early works to 1800
Mollusks Indonesia Maluku
Mineralogy Indonesia Maluku
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