Author: Leupe, P. A.
Title: Georgius Everardus Rumphius, Ambonsch natuurkundige der zeventiende eeuw.
Description: Amsterdam, Koninklijke Academie der Wetenschappen, 1871. Large 4to (28.6 x 23.4 cm). Drophead title, 63 pp. Disbound. = A seldom seen early reappraisal of Rumphius, now widely regarded as the first true scientist in the Malayan Archipelago - well ahead is his time, and dubbed the Indian Plini. According to Buijze, '...this is the first - and successful - attempt to write a Rumphius biography'. Written by the Dutch marine and teacher Pieter Arend Leupe (1808-1881), who became a Major in the Dutch East Indies army. Published in the academy's Natuurkundige Verhandelingen, volume 13. Uncut. A few, small, marginal tears, otherwise very good. Buijze (2006) Leven en werk van Georg Everhard Rumphius (1627-1702). Een natuurhistoricus in dienst van de VOC.

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