Author: MIQUEL, F.A.W. (1811-1871), GEMIBEST
Title: Sumatra. Seine Pflanzenwelt und deren Erzoegnisse. [Erste deutsche Ausgabe; First german language edition]. taxonomy plants flora sumatra science research history
Description: Amsterdam-Utrecht, C.G. van der Post-C. van der Post Junior, 1862. Large stout 8°. Original thin cardboard publ. wrappers. Hftitle Verso blank). (xxiv), 656pp. Monochrome images of Sumatra plants on 4 captioned plates, loosely inserted, XEROXED ater the origina lithographsreferences, Explocatio Tabularum, Introduction, table of contents. German language scholarly puiblication by Miquel about the taxonomy of plants from Sumatra. A very fine and unopened copy of this classic piece of research.

Keywords: taxonomy plants flora sumatra science research scholars species genera nineteenthcentury 19thc. colonialism indonesia southeastasia botany