The comparative anatomy of trunks : together with an account of their vegetation grounded thereupon; in two parts: the former read before the Royal Society, Feb. 25. 1674/5; the latter, June 17. 1675. The whole explicated by several figures in nineteen copper-plates; presented to the Royal Society in the years 1673. and 1674. By Nehemiah Grew, M.D. and fellow of the Royal Society.
- Grew, Nehemiah, 1641-1712
- Date:
- 1675
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Publication/Creation
London : printed by J.M. for Walter Kettilby at the sign of the Bishops Head in S. Paul's Church-yard, 1675.
Physical description
26 unnumbered pages, 81 pages, 23 unnumbered pages, 18 unnumbered leaves of plates (folded)
Contributors
References note
Wing (2nd ed.) G1947.
Notes
With a preliminary order to print from the Royal Society dated: Octob. 21. 1675.
With errata on a4r.
The figures on each plate are numbered in arabic: 1-27 (lacking no. 26).
Caption title on p. 39: An account of the vegetation of trunks grounded upon the foregoing anatomy.
"The explication of the figures" follows p. 81 (leaves G-H⁴).
Copy filmed has the last five plates from the L copy spliced at end.
Reproduction of the originals in the Harvard University Library and the British Library (5 plates only).
Reproduction note
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 2091:11) s1999 miun s