Adanson, Michel (1727-1806)

Famille Des Plantes. Contenant Une Préface Istorike Sur L'état Ancien Et Actuel de la Botanike Et Une Téorie de Cette Science. First Editon

Paris : Vincent, 1763. Contemporary marbled calf. 2 volumes. 8vo (19.5 x 12 cm). Very good. Collation: Vol. 1- [iv] cccxxv 190 p.+ folding copper engraved plate; Vol 2 - 18, 640, [10] p. The folding plate is of a greenhouse and has a small loss on the left side..OCLC Number: 742813785 ; Bibliothèque nationale de France, ark:/12148/bpt6k96488m; Famille des Plantes. Paris, Vincent 1763. 2 vol. in-8. Veau marbré, dos orné (Rel.d’époque). 1 planche dépl. de serre. En opposition à Linné, Adanson propose une méthode de classification plus naturelle, basée sur toutes les parties du végétal, et non du seul système sexuel. Edition Originale. Adanson, a pupil of Antoine and Bernard de Jussieu, provided the most extensive systematic approach to classification of plants in this seminal work. Unlike Linnaeus, Adanson did not apply a priori conditions for his classification. His empirical approach provided him with a better natural system of classification. Stafleu in his contribution to the bicentennial of Adanson's Familles(Hunt pub. 1973) states "When we compare Ananson's work with that of his contemporaries and especially with that of Carolus Linnaeus and of Bernard de Jussieu we shall find that the merits of the natural systems put forward by thes three men we of equal value, but that Adanson's contribution was the only one accompanied by a methodical treatment and by ample descriptions and discussions of the taxonomic units, mainly his families. The family descriptions given by Adanson are often astonishing in their completeness and several of them are still models of their kind (italics mine)." Not only did Adanson provide a through and for the most part an accurate natural system, he gives the reader a detailed historical preface comparing different systems of works on botany from Theophrastus onward. The historical section is followed by a chronological table of botanical authors some of whom are not mentioned in the earlier part. (Cleveland, 461; Hunt 577, Pritzel 21, Stafleu 26). .

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ADANSON, MICHEL:

Histoire naturelle du Sénégal. Coquillages. Avec une relation abrégée d'un voyage fait en ce pays pendant les années 1749, 50, 51, 52 et 53. Paris, Claude-Jean-Baptiste Bache, 1757.

. 4to. Pp. (viii), 190; (ii), xcvi, 275. With one large folding map and 19 folding plates depicting molluscs and shells engraved by Thérèse Reboul after sketches by the author. Contemporary calf, spine gilt with five raised bands and title-label, rubbed, spine worn, hinges cracked. Marbled endpapers, r.e. Bookplate (Bruce of Kinnaird). Provenance: James Bruce (1730-94), a Scottish explorer who introduced Ethiopia to the western world and confirmed the source of the Blue Nile. First edition of an early scientific expedition to Senegal. The first part deals with Adanson's voyage and explorations in Senegal, including the Island of Gorée and the River Senegal. The second part is devoted to the history of conchology and molluscs. Michel Adanson (1727-1806) was a French botanist who entered the service of the French East India Company in order to study the natural history of Senegal. He intended to publish a monumental treatise of the country's fauna and flora but only this volume appeared. Internally a clean and crisp copy. Chadenat 2760. Cox i, p. 383. Gay 2883. Howgego A12. Nissen ZBI 27.

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Book number: 23078

Catalogue: Africa

Keywords: Africa, africa, afrika, africana, afrique, afrikana, natural history, senegal, gambia, west africa, botany, conch, shells, molusc, travel, exploration, island of Gorée, île de Gorée

ADANSON, MICHEL

A Voyage to Senegal, the Isle of Goree and the River Gambia

London: J. Nourse and W. Johnston, 1759. First English Edition. Leather cover. 210mm x 130mm (8" x 5"). xiii, 337pp. Frontispiece fold out engraved map. Translated from the French. The author [1727-1806] was a French Naturalist.. G : in Good condition. Neatly rebacked. Cover rubbed with corner wear. Worming on rear paste-down and rear ep. Darkening to page ends of prelims. Contents tight .

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Book number: r7235

Catalogue: Exploration

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