Jacquin, N.J.v.

Lot 1323
14.02.2024 10:00UTC +01:00
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€ 5 400
AuctioneerAuktionshaus Kiefer
Lieu de l'événementAllemagne, Pforzheim
Commission1. Nicht gekennzeichnte Nrn.: Aufgeld 23 zzgl. 7 Mwst;
2. Mit R gekennzeichnte Nrn.: 23 zzgl. 19 Mwst;
3. Mit D gekennzeichnte Nrn.: Aufgeld 33 inkl. MWSt%
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Lot 1323 | Jacquin, N.J.v.
Erste Ausgabe. - Das erste grosse Illustrationswerk von Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin welcher von 1754 bis 1759 Westindien, bereiste um dort neue Pflanzen für die kaiserlichen Gärten zu Wien und Schloss Schönbrunn zu sammeln. Die prachtvollen nach Zeichnungen des Autors gestochen "are excellent for the period" (Zimmer). Der Kupfertitel zeigt die ankommenden Kolonisten in der Karibik bei stürmischer See, das Frontispiz mit amerikanischen Ureinwohnern umgeben von karibischer Botanik und Tieren. "In 1754, at the age of 27, a botanist born in Leiden, Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin, made his first expedition to Central America. He was collecting seeds and plants for the Imperial gardens at Schonbrunn in Vienna. He took with him his Dutch head gardener and two Italian zoologists, and initially they concentrated on Grenada, Martinique, and Domingo, then under the control of the French. Von Jacquin sent the others home, in succession, laden with plants, but was himself captured by the British and kept prisoner for over a year. On his release, he remained in America, visiting Cuba and Jamaica to collect more plants before returning to Vienna in 1759. His books are among the finest of the period: 'Selectarum stirpium Americanarum historia' was first published in 1763" as here (Martyn Rix, "The Golden Age of Botanical Art," p. 114). Wenige Tafeln vor allem am Rand mit Wurmspuren. A3 vor A2 vorgebunden. Gutes Exemplar. Caribbean - Botany. - With engraved frontispiece, title vignette, 2 engraved vignettes and 184 engraved plates. First edition. The first large illustration work by Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin, who traveled from 1754 to 1759 in the West Indies, to collect new plants for the imperial gardens at Vienna and Schönbrunn Palace. The magnificent ones engraved according to drawings by the author "are excellent for the period" (room). The copper title shows the arriving colonists in the Caribbean in a stormy sea, the frontispiece with Native Americans surrounded by Caribbean botany and animals. "In 1754, at the age of 27, a botanist born in Leiden, Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin, made his first expedition to Central America. He was collecting seeds and plants for the Imperial gardens at Schonbrunn in Vienna. He took with him his Dutch head gardener and two Italian zoologists, and initially they concentrated on Grenada, Martinique, and Domingo, then under the control of the French. Von Jacquin sent the others home, in succession, laden with plants, but was himself captured by the British and kept prisoner for over a year. On his release, he remained in America, visiting Cuba and Jamaica to collect more plants before returning to Vienna in 1759. His books are among the finest of the period: 'Selectarum stirpium Americanarum historia' was first published in 1763 " as here (Martyn Rix," The Golden Age of Botanical Art, "p. 114). Few panels, especially on the edge with traces of worms. A3 bound before A2. - Good copy.
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Commission 1. Nicht gekennzeichnte Nrn.: Aufgeld 23% zzgl. 7% Mwst;
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3. Mit D gekennzeichnte Nrn.: Aufgeld 33% inkl. MWSt
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