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Saturday, 24 October 2026

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Lot 1471 Antoine Gouan. Illustrationes et …

Illustrationes et observationes Botanicae, ad specierum historiam facientes. Seu rariorum plantarum indigenarum, pyrenuicarum, exoticarum (...) cum iconibus ex naturae typo et magnitudine naturali ab auctore delineatis. Mit 28 gestochenen Kupfertafeln. Tiguri (Zürich), apud Orell, Gessner, Fuesslin et socios, 1773. (8), 83, (1) S. Folio. HLdr. d. 19 Jahrhunderts mit RVergoldung.

Botanik

Naturwissenschaften – Sehr selten, kein Exemplar im internationalen Handel für uns nachweisbar. Pritzel, 3487. - Nissen, Botanische Buchillustation, 741. - Erste Ausgabe in sehr schönem, frischem Zustand, Die schönen Tafeln sind selten, der Druck scharf und kontrastreich. Sie veranschaulichen vor allem seltene Pflanzen der mediterranen Flora und der Pyrenäen, darunter Doldenblütler, Lauchgewächse, Narzissen und Kreuzblütler. Sie dienen nicht nur der Anschauung, sondern der wissenschaftlichen Bestimmung: In natürlicher Größe wiedergegeben, machen sie die für die Linné'sche Artabgrenzung maßgeblichen Merkmale von Blüte, Frucht und Blattgestalt sichtbar. Das Werk besitzt bis heute große nomenklaturhistorische Bedeutung, da zahlreiche Pflanzenarten - u. a. Bupleurum spinosum, Brassica tournefortii und Indigofera articulata - hier erstbeschrieben wurden und als botanisches Standardzitat ("Ill. Observ. Bot.") im International Plant Names Index geführt werden. Antoine Gouan (1733-1821), Professor der Botanik in Montpellier und Direktor des dortigen botanischen Gartens, gilt als Pionier der binären Nomenklatur Linnés in Frankreich - seine "Hortus regius Monspeliensis" (1762) war die erste französische botanische Publikation, die dem Linné'schen System folgte. Die vorliegenden "Illustrationes et Observationes Botanicae" gehen auf zwei Reisen Gouans in die Pyrenäen (1766 und 1767) zurück, die er im Auftrag einer Kommission zur Anlage eines öffentlichen Gartens in Perpignan unternahm, die botanische Ausbeute dieser Expeditionen hielt er in einem Folioband von 85 Seiten mit 28 eigenhändig gezeichneten Tafeln fest. Der Druck der Tafeln wurde von Albrecht von Haller aus eigenen Mitteln finanziert und beim renommierten Zürcher Verlagshaus Orell, Gessner, Füssli & Cie. - dem führenden naturwissenschaftlichen Verlag der Schweizer Aufklärung. - Gutes Exemplar.

Natural Sciences – Botanica. - With 28 engraved plates. Very rare, we have been unable to trace any copy offered on the international market. Pritzel, 3487. - Nissen, Botanische Buchillustration, 741. - First edition in very attractive, fresh condition. The fine plates are uncommon, the printing is crisp and of strong contrast. They illustrate chiefly rare plants of the Mediterranean flora and the Pyrenees, including umbellifers, alliums, narcissi, and crucifers. They serve not merely for illustration, but also for scientific identification: reproduced at natural size, they clearly show the characteristics of flower, fruit, and leaf form essential to the Linnaean delimitation of species. The work remains of great historical significance in the field of nomenclature to this day, as numerous plant species-including Bupleurum spinosum, Brassica tournefortii, and Indigofera articulata-were first described here and are listed as standard botanical citations ("Ill. Observ. Bot.") in the International Plant Names Index. Antoine Gouan, who was born and died in Montpellier, became a noted botanist in his native city and was the first in France to publish a botanical work according to the nomenclature introduced by Linnaeus. During his medical studies, he was a pupil of François Boissier de Sauvages, at that time one of Linnaeus's most ardent followers. In 1762, Gouan published his Hortus regius monspeliensis, the first work issued in France to employ Linnaeus's binomial nomenclature. - A good copy.

Startprice: 1000 €
Estimate: 1500 €

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