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- catalog 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.".
- catalog alternative "D'Amboinsche rariteitkamer. English".
- catalog contributor b11104130.
- catalog contributor b11104131.
- catalog created "c1999.".
- catalog date "1999".
- catalog date "c1999.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1999.".
- catalog description "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.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 541-549) and index.".
- catalog description "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.".
- catalog extent "cxii, 567 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0300075340 (alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "1999".
- catalog issued "c1999.".
- catalog language "eng dut".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New Haven, Conn. : Yale University Press,".
- catalog spatial "Indonesia Maluku".
- catalog subject "595.3/09598/5 21".
- catalog subject "Crustacea Indonesia Maluku Early works to 1800.".
- catalog subject "Mineralogy Indonesia Maluku Early works to 1800.".
- catalog subject "Mollusks Indonesia Maluku Early works to 1800.".
- catalog subject "QL441.5.I5 R8513 1999".
- catalog title "D'Amboinsche rariteitkamer. English".
- catalog title "The Ambonese curiosity cabinet / Georgius Everhardus Rumphius ; translated, edited, annotated and with an introduction by E.M. Beekman.".
- catalog type "Early works. fast".
- catalog type "text".