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Georg Eberhard Rumphius (German, 1627-1702) Two Framed Botanical Prints from Herbarium Amboinense Georg Eberhard Rumphius (German, 1627-1702) Two Framed Botanical Prints from Herbarium Amboinense

Estimate
US$200 - US$250
Price realised:
US$246
Auction archive: Lot number 389 389

Georg Eberhard Rumphius (German, 1627-1702) Two Framed Botanical Prints from Herbarium Amboinense Georg Eberhard Rumphius (German, 1627-1702) Two Framed Botanical Prints from Herbarium Amboinense

Estimate
US$200 - US$250
Price realised:
US$246
Beschreibung:

Georg Eberhard Rumphius (German, 1627-1702) Two Framed Botanical Prints from Herbarium Amboinense , 1743 edition, Table XLI and LXXVI. Unsigned, numbered in the plates, identified on photocopies of the title page from Herbarium Amboinense affixed to the frame backing papers. Hand-colored etchings, sight sizes 12 5/8 x 8 in. (32.0 x 20.0 cm), framed. Condition: Subtle rippling, minor foxing and handling creases, not examined out of frames. N.B. George Eberhard Rumphius is best known for his authorship of Herbarium Amboinense , published posthumously in 1741 (Rumpf, Georg E, and Johannes Burman. Herbarium Amboinense: 1 . Amsterodamum u.a, 1741. Print). The work consisted of six large folio volumes presenting a catalogue of the plants of the island of Amboina in modern-day Indonesia.

Auction archive: Lot number 389 389
Auction:
Datum:
13 Jul 2019
Auction house:
Bonhams | Skinner
Park Plaza 63
Boston, MA 02116
United States
+1 (0)617 3505400
+1 (0)617 3505429
Beschreibung:

Georg Eberhard Rumphius (German, 1627-1702) Two Framed Botanical Prints from Herbarium Amboinense , 1743 edition, Table XLI and LXXVI. Unsigned, numbered in the plates, identified on photocopies of the title page from Herbarium Amboinense affixed to the frame backing papers. Hand-colored etchings, sight sizes 12 5/8 x 8 in. (32.0 x 20.0 cm), framed. Condition: Subtle rippling, minor foxing and handling creases, not examined out of frames. N.B. George Eberhard Rumphius is best known for his authorship of Herbarium Amboinense , published posthumously in 1741 (Rumpf, Georg E, and Johannes Burman. Herbarium Amboinense: 1 . Amsterodamum u.a, 1741. Print). The work consisted of six large folio volumes presenting a catalogue of the plants of the island of Amboina in modern-day Indonesia.

Auction archive: Lot number 389 389
Auction:
Datum:
13 Jul 2019
Auction house:
Bonhams | Skinner
Park Plaza 63
Boston, MA 02116
United States
+1 (0)617 3505400
+1 (0)617 3505429
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