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Cabinet of natural curiosities : Locupletissimi rerum naturalium thesauri 1734-1765

by Albertus Seba

A reproduction of a hand-coloured 18th-century natural history catalogue, featuring illustrations of global flora, fauna, and mythical creatures. This edition includes historical context on cabinets of curiosities alongside modern biological descriptions of the specimens.

Accession 6513 ISBN 9783822816004 Publisher Taschen
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