{"product_id":"g-e-rumphius-exotic-sea-shells-hand-coloured-folio-1711","title":"Maria Sibylla Merian, G. E. Rumphius, exotic sea shells, hand coloured folio, 1711","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eScarce folio in hand colour from Georg Eberhard Rumpf’s D'Amboinsche Rariteitkamer. The work included engravings of crustaceans, shells, and sea urchins.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFolio engraving. 40.4 x 24.8 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLater hand coloured.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublished in 1711.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717). After returning from Surinam, Merian accepted a commission to draw the illustrations for Rumpf’s work by using shells from notable Dutch collections of the period. Her drawings for Rumpf’s' book are in the Archives of the Academy of Sciences in St. Petersburg.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRumpf was a botanist and naturalist. He joined the military branch of the Dutch East India Company in 1652, and from there he devoted his life to the study of natural history in Moluccas, Indonesia.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGood overall condition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Daniel Good Rare Books and Engravings","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48617634169044,"sku":null,"price":2375.0,"currency_code":"SEK","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1304\/2587\/files\/IMG_0728.jpg?v=1788519794","url":"https:\/\/rarebooksandprints.com\/en-se\/products\/g-e-rumphius-exotic-sea-shells-hand-coloured-folio-1711","provider":"Daniel Good Rare Books and Engravings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}