Lot 163
F. Junghuhn, Rückreise von Java nach Europa. Leipzig 1852.
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€ 200
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€ 140
Lot:
163
Category:
Geography and work of views
Artist:
Franz Junghuhn
Junghuhn, Franz: Rückreise von Java nach Europa mit der sogenannten englischen Überlandpost im September und October 1848. Aus dem Holländischen übertragen von j. K. Haßkarl. Leipzig: Arnoldische Buchhandlung 1852. 21,2 x 13,3 cm. Includes 4 colour plates, 1 folded plate with elevation profiles and 1 folded map. 3 sheets, 186 pages. Brown half-leather book with marbled endpapers. Gold-stamped title, headbands and section headings. Marbled endpapers. Edges sprinkled.
(Spine has faded. Cover is scuffed. Traces of the removed library label. Generalised, more pronounced browning throughout.)
Henze II, 725. The German naturalist, doctor and explorer became best known for his scientific work on volcanoes, plants and the geography of Java. He made significant contributions to the natural sciences and is regarded as one of the region’s most important explorers. Henze regards Junghuhn as the unrivalled master of ‘the scientific exploration and description of Java’.
(Spine has faded. Cover is scuffed. Traces of the removed library label. Generalised, more pronounced browning throughout.)
Henze II, 725. The German naturalist, doctor and explorer became best known for his scientific work on volcanoes, plants and the geography of Java. He made significant contributions to the natural sciences and is regarded as one of the region’s most important explorers. Henze regards Junghuhn as the unrivalled master of ‘the scientific exploration and description of Java’.