Historia Naturalis (3 Locust and Grasshopper Engravings)
1660. 3 pages. Very Good. This exceptional folio copper engraving is from Merian & Jonston's Historia Naturalis. The work was published in Amsterdam in 1660 by J. J. Schipper. Matthias Merian completed the copper plate engravings after the original drawings of John Jonston. John Jonston studied medicine and natural sciences St. Andrews, Cambridge, and Leiden. He published major natural history studies, including Thaumatographia Naturalis in 1632. The work detailed knowledge of astronomy, paleontology, plants, animals and man. He also published Theatrum Universale Omnium Animalium in 1650. The plates for this work were after his own drawings and engraved by Matthias Merian. Matthaus Merian was a noted engraver and also ran his own publishing house. The Merian family is celebrated for the many remarkable additions made to the knowledge of the natural world. Three prints in VG or better condition. VG. Item #1512
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