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Also new to this edition are the important map of virginia, showing the extent of clayton s travels and explorations, which were concentrated in the middle tide-water districts, and a valuable bibliography, edited by gronoviushis researches and herbarium specimens form the basis of the florida virginica, although the final identification of the specimens, and the science and the system of the book were largely the work of dutch naturalist gronoviusour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storefolding engraved map of virginiabaron", paris, ]please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe map further documents clayton's travels, "which show that he was seldom north of the rappahannock or south of the james, and that his knowledge of the mountains did not extend beyond the blue ridgejohn clayton, an english botanist, came to virginia in 170 and travelled extensively throughout the colony, collecting and studying virginia plants, and corresponded with the leading naturalists of his day, gronovius, linnaeus, kalm, collinson, and bartramare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe map is "one of the earliest botanical maps of any region of the world" (maps in virginia)the interior is vg+ (fine for the age)baron has a famous library, which ran eventually to over titlessecond and best edition of one of the earliest modern systematic studies of american flora, and the first virginian flora, based on specimens collected by john clayton at the beginning of the 18th century; this edition the first to include a map of virginiathe ex-libris carries the following: "et mihi res, non me rebus submittere conor" ("i force myself to submit things to myself and not to submit to things"), from horace, epistles, i, 1, 19flora virginica exhibens plantas, quas nobilissimus vir dthe book is in superb condition: a few spots on the end papers but the contents have wide margins and are very cleanhe was thorough, however, in his exploration of the middle tidewater districts, and recent botanical work shows that as a field botanist he was more astute than has been realized"exceptionally sought after workquite an association copyjohannes claytonus in virginia crescentes observavit, collegit & obtulit dindeed, the book offered here appears as number [flora virginica] in the published catalogue of baron’s library offered for sale in ["catalogue de la bibliothèque de feu mgronovio, cuius studio & opera descriptae & in ordinem sexualem systematicum redactae sistunturit is one of the first american botanicals to use the systemthe folding map, often torn and browned, is in perfect conditionoriginally published in two parts in and , the flora virginica was substantially revised and modernized in this second edition through the introduction of the linnaean system of classification as set forth in the species plantarum ()contemporary half green morocco and somewhat rubbed boardscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe boards are somewhat warpedto make this important work even more valuable, it carries the ex-libris bookplate of baron, michel-hyacinthe-théodore ()
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His son jakob gronovius was also a classical scholarfirst edition of important edited version of livius by gronoviusgronovius edited and annotated statius, plautus, livy, tacitus, aulus gellius and seneca's tragediesin , gronovius succeeded antonius thysius the younger as the 6th librarian of leiden universityjohann friedrich gronovius (the latinized form of gronow; 8 september december ) was a german classical scholar, librarian and criticour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethis edition contains the whole of livy in one volumetitus livius /livy [ bc - 17 ad] is mainly known for his impressive history of rome "ab urbe condita libri"- from the foundation of rome (753 bc till the death of drusus (9 ad)his observationes contain a number of brilliant emendationscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiin addition, he was the author of commentarius de sestertiis () and of an edition of hugo grotius's de jure belli et pacis (), amongst numerous other worksin , he was appointed professor of rhetoric and history at deventer, and in to the greek chair at leiden, where he remained until his deathfull vellum binding, but worn at edges but a (very) good copyplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteborn in hamburg, he studied at several universities and travelled in england, france and italyminor wormhole in the lower blank margin of the foreword (not touching text), a bit browned
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