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Title: Het Regt Gebruik der Natuur- Beschouwingen, geschetst in eene verhandeling over de Sneeuw Figuuren; Door J.Engelman, M.D. Met Figuuren.
Description: Haerlem, by Izaak van der Vinne, Boek- en Papierverkooper in de Warmoesstraat, 1747. 8vo. W. small woodc. 6-pointed star vignet on printed title & W. 5 folding printed tables [at pp. 48 (2x), 54, 69 & 178, numbered I, II, II, IV, IV resp.] & w. 29 [1 [unnumbered] plus 28 [numbered I - XXVIII] fine full page engr. pls. depicting 420 examples of snow christals. Original limp marbled covered brds., spine w. abrasions and loss of some spine material, covers some surface soiling and rubbing of the marbled paper. (Internally very good]. [....]. (... pp.). (Uncut, large paper.). (Some contemp. annots. in ink.). (a small vague watersp. on lvs. ...; a few lvs. light browning =..). (Upper free endp. sign. ink 'W. Duijff, 1767'). Rare Haarlem edition, w. variant title of the 1743 ed. Original edition published in 1743 as ''Verhandeling over de Sneeuwfiguren..' [the 1771 2nd ed. has an added lengthy and instructive 48 page preface by Pieter Boddaert, lecturer of natural history, author of various publications on zoology. The physical appearance of snowflakes was studied and described earlier by Cassini, Hooke, de Graaf, Marsigli and in the same period by Le Francq van Berkhey, Van Musschenbroek etc. Jan Engelman, however, succeeded in describing and illustrating over 400 figures, thus outdoing his fellow- and contemporary authors / scolars. BdH, 1328, sub: On Jan Engelman, see van der Aa, E p. 48: Engelman is especially remembered for his research into the possibilities of reclaiming land in the Haarlemmermeer in 1767. On Boddaert, see DMB, column 170:

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Price: EUR 850.00 = appr. US$ 923.82 Seller: Antiquariaat B.M.Israel B.V.
- Book number: 9671