D'Amboinsche Rariteitkamer
D'Amboinsche rariteitkamer : behelzende eene beschryvinge van allerhande zoo weeke als harde schaalvisschen, te weete raare krabben, kreeften, en diergelyke zeedieren, als mede allerhande hoorntjes en schulpen, die men in d'Amboinsche zee vindt : daar benevens zommige mineraalen, gesteenten, en soorten van aarde, die in d'Amboinsche, en zommige omleggende eilanden gevonden worden
This is one of the most famous books on shells, by one of the most important naturalists of the pre-Linnaean period. Rumpf was employed by the Dutch East India Company in the mid-1600s and sent to the island of Amboina (Ambon) in what is now Eastern Indonesia. His interests in natural history produced a classic work on the botany of the region, as well as, this one on its marine life. His own illustrations for the work were lost in a fire in Amboina in 1687. The book's bookplates are based on drawings subsequently made by Maria Sybilla Merian.
Bound in half-sheepskin with marbled-paper over the boards, this volume shows significant wear and damage: the boards and end-leaves are detached; the head of the spine covering is detached; and the spine covering is coming loose. In addition, there are some paper tears in the text-block. Conservators will re-back the volume with a new leather spine, re-attach the boards to it, and perform paper repairs to re- attach loose leaves to the text-block.
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Adoption Type: Preserve for the Future
