VOSMAER (ARNOUT) [Regnum Animale]. Natuurkundige beschryving eener uitmuntende verzameling van z...

VOSMAER (ARNOUT) [Regnum Animale]. Natuurkundige beschryving eener uitmuntende verzameling van zeldsaame gedierten, bestaande in Oost- en Westindische viervoetige dieren, vogelen en slangen, additional hand-coloured pictorial title-page, 35 hand-coloured engraved plates, light damp-stain in the lower fore-edge of a few leaves of text, contemporary calf-backed marbled boards, paper label on spine, joints repaired, some abrasions [Nissen ZBI 4293], 4to, Amsterdam, J.B. Elwe, 1804 Footnotes: Papers on mammals, birds and reptiles by Arnout Vosmaer, the director of a natural history collection begun by Anna, the wife of William IV, Prince of Orange, and continued by their son William V. Most of the species described, handsomely illustrated, were species held in the menagerie, which had been sent from Africa, and the Indies. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: • • Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing