Locupletissimi rerum naturalium thesauri accurata descriptio, et iconibus artificiosissimis expressio, per universam physiees historiam :

Opus, cui, in hoc rerum genere, nullum par exstitit /
Ex toto terrarum orbe collegit, digessit, descripsit, et de pingendum curavit Albertus Seba ; [Lat. and Fr. Tom. I. contains a prefatory Latin epistle by H. Boerhaave, and II. one by J.J. Baier ; Tom. III-IV ed. by H.D. Gaubius, P. Massuet, L. Jancourt and P. van Musschenbroek ; most of the descriptions of the fish written by P. Artedi ; indexes by J.B.R. Robinet.
Bibliographic Details
Main Creator: Seba, Albert, 1665-1736.
Contributors: Robinet, J. B. R.
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Format: Book
Language:Latin
Dutch
Published / Created: Amstelaedami : apud Janssonio-Waesbergios, 1734-65.
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Notes:Vol. 4: Amstelaedami, apud H. C. Arksteum [etc.] 1765.

Title vignette: title in red and black.

Latin and Dutch.

In Tom. II. pls. 79 and 114 are wanting. In III. 16 is wanting and a duplicate of 26 inserted. In IV. 18-25, 68, and 100-108 are wanting.

Physical description: 4 v., 449 plates (part folded) : ill., port. ; 53 cm. (fol.)

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