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  • Flora cochinchinensis : sistens plantas regno Cochinchina nascentes, quibus accedunt aliae observatae Sinensi imperio, Africa Orientali, Indiaeque locis variis, omnes dispositae secundum systema sexuale Linnaeanum / labore, ac studio Joannis de Loureiro ... ; jussu Acad. R. Scient. in lucem edita
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Flora cochinchinensis : sistens plantas regno Cochinchina nascentes, quibus accedunt aliae observatae Sinensi imperio, Africa Orientali, Indiaeque locis variis, omnes dispositae secundum systema sexuale Linnaeanum / labore, ac studio Joannis de Loureiro ... ; jussu Acad. R. Scient. in lucem edita

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Notes
Tomus 1: [2], xx, 353, [3] p.; t. 2: [4], 357-722, [2], 723-744, [4] p.
Errata: p. [1] after p. 722 and p. [1] at end of t. 2 (similar but not identical to each other).
Catalogo das obras já impressas da Academia Real das Sciencias de Lisboa, leaf at end of t. 2.
Johnston, S.H. Cleveland collections, 598
NLM 18th cent., p. 278
Silva, I.F. da. Diccionário bib. portuguez, J 936
Also available online.
SCNHRB has two copies.
SCNHRB c. 1 (39088013480975), bound in 1 v., in mottled sheepskin binding, rebacked spine with title in gilt within red leather spine label, uncut and unopened leaves.
SCNHRB c. 2 (t.1: 39088013481015; t.2: 39088013481056) has Chinese ms. annotations throughout. A ms. leaf describing the annotations is laid-in.
SCNHRB c. 2 has stamped on t.p.'s: Ex libris Caroli Puini.
SCNHRB c. 2 has Smithsonian Institution Library bookplate: Gift of Dr. Dan Nicolson.
SCNHRB c. 2 has the "Catalogo" bound-in at end of t. 1.
SCNHRB c. 2 bound in polished calf, gilt decorated spine, title in gilt within red leather spine label.
Elecresource
Data Source
Smithsonian Libraries
Date
1790
Anno 1790
Call number
QK361 .L892 1790
QK361.L892 1790
Author
Loureiro, João de 1710-1791
former owner
Puini, Carlo DSI
Nicolson, Dan H (Dan Henry) 1933-2016 DSI
Type
Early works to 1800
Physical description
2 v. ; 27 cm. (4to)
Place
China
Vietnam, Southern
Topic
Plants
Botany
Record ID
siris_sil_126864
Usage
CC0
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