Author: Larrañaga, D. A.
Title: Escritos de Don Dámaso Antonio Larrañaga. Atlas Parte II. Zoología, Paleontología y Mapas.
Description: Montevideo, Los publica el Instituto Historico y Geografico del Uruguay [Impr. Nacional], 1922-1930. Large 8vo (27.0 x 19.5 cm). 4 pp.; 131 mostly colour-printed plates (one double-sized, two with maps). Original printed wrappers. = Important early contributions to the zoology, botany and geology of Uruguay from an unpublished manuscript by the zoologist, botanist and priest, Dámaso Antonio Larrañaga (1771-1848). "He was one of those principally responsible for the founding of the National Library of Uruguay and the National University of Uruguay" (Wikipedia). The mostly coloured plates mainly depict Uruguayan animals, including mammals, birds, reptiles, and insects. Damp-staining and some mildew at the bottom edge, otherwise a very good, clean copy. Neither in Cat. BM(NH) nor in Nissen.

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