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(Locupletissimi Rerum Naturalium Thesauri Accurata Descriptio (‘Accurate description of the very rich thesaurus of the principal and rarest natural objects), First Edition

National Collection of Qatar

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Title:
(Locupletissimi Rerum Naturalium Thesauri Accurata Descriptio (‘Accurate description of the very rich thesaurus of the principal and rarest natural objects), First Edition
Artist:
Albertus Seba
Production place:
Amsterdam
Date:
1734 - 1765
Period:
18th century CE
Material:
Paper, Printing Ink, Leather
Technique:
Binding, Printing
Dimensions:
53.5 × 37 × 7 cm

This book presents the cabinet of curiosities owned by Dutch zoologist Albertus Seba. The hand-coloured book, in 8 volumes, creates groupings of animals, with no classification.

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