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of Brazil, the first
work devoted to
Brazilian shells,
and one of several
publications resulting
from Spix and
Martius’ expedition
to Brazil from
1817 to 1820. ‹Spix
and Martius were
the first European
scientists to visit
the Amazon after
La Condamine.
Their collections
… provided material for a vast number of works
by other scientists. Spix himself was occupied entirely
with publishing his findings after his return
to Munich… Weakened by the fevers that he had
suffered on his voyage, he died [in 1826], leaving
other zoologists, including Louis Agassiz, to complete
the publication of his works›. For this volume
the descriptions were provided by J. A. Wagner. It
was edited by Paula von Schrank and Martius. –
Borba de Moraes II 280; Nissen ZBI, 3954
Sella, Vittorio [Photographer]. [Matterhorn].
Gelatin silver print, 296 × 397 mm, from a
30 × 40 plate. Photographer blind stamp in
lower corner. Mounted on card. CHF 3600.–
Fine print of the Matterhorn [1890’s]. Vittorio Sella
(1859–1943) was an Italian photographer and
mountaineer, who took photographs of mountains
which are regarded as some of the finest ever made;
Anselm Adams, who saw thirty-one that Sella had
presented to the US Sierra Club, said they inspired
«a definitely religious awe».
Surveying; Manuscript – Schlönbach, Johann
Christoph. Practische Anleitung zum
Feld-Messen. Seinen Herren Scholaren zum
besten aufgesezet, und in Ordnung gebracht.
[German manuscript on paper. 143 leaves with
5 to 28 lines text and 69 original drawings in
ink and washed coloured]. – Germany, around
1759. [185 × 300 mm; text block: 140 × 240 mm]
Contemporary flexible leather. CHF 12 000.–
Fine example of a surveying manuscript during the
reign of Frederick the Great. In ten chapters all the
relevant methods and the knowledge on surveying
for the military campaign were shown with
fine drawn coloured images: «I. «Von der Longimetrie»,
II. «Von der Ausmessung mit Stäben», III.
«Von der Ausmessung mit den Instrumenten» (mit
Beschreibungen d. dazu nötigen Messinstrumente
wie Mensula Praetoriana, Astrolabium, Boussole
und Scheibe); III.a. «Von der Ausmessung der Distancen,
mit der Mensula Praetoriana»; III.b. «Von
der Ausmessung der Distancen, der Weiten, mit
dem Astrolabium»; III.c. «Von der Ausmessung mit
der Bousole»; III.d. «Von Gebrauch und Messung
der Scheibe»; IV. «Von der Planimetrie»; V. «Von
Verwand-lungen der Figuren»; VI. «Von der Ausmessung
und Errechnung der Flächen»; VII. «Von
der Addition der Figuren»; VIII. «Von der Substractio
der Figuren»; IX. «Von der Multiplication
der Figuren»; X. «Von der Division der Figuren»
We couldn’t find any printed works by the author,
only one map indicates that he might worked at the
Minden / Ravensberg region.
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