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Three species of fish with engraved text from Renard's Poissons, écrevisses et crabes
Finnin, Denis
American Museum of Natural History
New York, NY, United States
Details
- Title: Three species of fish with engraved text from Renard's Poissons, écrevisses et crabes
- Creator: Finnin, Denis
- Subject: Rare books, Asia, Fishes, Fishes -- Pictorial works, Ocean life
- Specimen Location: American Museum of Natural History Library Rare Book Collection
- Rights: Information on rights available at the repository
- Repository: American Museum of Natural History
- Publisher: American Museum of Natural History Research Library
- Note: Natural Histories: Extraordinary Rare Book Selections from the American Museum of Natural History Library, 1. De Groot Tafel-visch (additional descriptive text in french), 2. De Spits-Neus (additional descriptive text in french), 3. Ican Suangi (additional descriptive text in french)
- Medium: Engravings
- Imprint: A Amsterdam : Chez Reinier & Josué Ottens, 1754
- Identifier: b10715216_4
- Description of Publication: 2 v. in 1 ([14] p., 43 leaves of plates; [6] p., LVII leaves of plates) : chiefly col. ill. (459 figs.) ; 42 cm. (fol.)
- Department / Discipline: Ichthyology
- Date of Publication: 1754
- Date: 2011
- Coverage: Moluccas, Indonesia
- Collection Title: Rare Book Collection
- Collection Name: Rare Book Collection
- Collection Description: The images of the Rare Book Collection highlight some of the art, illustrations, engravings, maps, and sketches from the over 14,000 rare materials housed at the Library. The Museum Library’s Rare Book Collection includes field diaries and scrapbooks, richly illustrated fragile and uniquely bound materials, limited and/or autographed editions; published and unpublished materials with special Museum association; materials of high monetary value; and rare books relevant to natural history, especially in those fields of interest at the Museum. This image collection commences with all of the artwork showcased in Natural Histories: Extraordinary Rare Book Selections from the American Museum of Natural History Library: Essays & Plates, a book edited by the Library’s Director, published in October, 2012.
- Call Number: RF-74-F
- Book Title: Poissons, écrevisses et crabes, de diverses couleurs et figures extraordinaires, que l'on trouve autour des isles Moluques et sur les côtes des terres australes :peints d'après nature durant la régime de messieurs Van Oudshoorn, Van Hoorn, Van Ribeek & Van Zwoll, successivement gouverneurs-généraux des Indes orientales pour la Compagnie de Hollande
- Bibliographic Number: <a href="http://libcat1.amnh.org/record=b1071521" target="_blank">b10715216</a>
- Author: Renard, Louis, b. ca. 1678
- Artist: Renard, Louis, b. ca. 1678
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