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1619 - Zoology – Marine Zoology – Invertebrates
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Zoology – Marine Zoology – Invertebrates Linnaeus, Carl von Dissertatio, Corallia Baltica adumbrans, which, with the consent of the majority of the faculty, submitted for public examination at the Royal Academy of Uppsala, under the presidency of Carl Linnaeus, by Henricus Fougt. With 1 folded copperplate plate (355 x 295 mm) by Eric Geringius after Henric Fougt. Uppsaliae (Uppsala), 1745. Small 4° (205 x 158 mm). (8), 40 pp. Small 4°. Contemporary paper spine label. Soulsby 1401. – First edition of this rare dissertation, defended on 8 June 1745 at the University of Uppsala. As with most of Linnaeus’s students’ dissertations, this text was formally published under the name of the respondent, in this case Henricus Fougt; in terms of content and style, however, the work is regarded as having been written by Linnaeus himself, an attribution later confirmed by G. Lindström, amongst others. Fougt himself, who later became a printer and the inventor of the type-casting machine, acted here merely as the examiner and also financed the printing. The treatise describes the fossil corals of the Baltic Sea collected during Linnaeus’s 1741 expedition to Öland and Gotland (primarily Silurian tabulate corals and bryozoans from Gotland) and ranks among the earliest significant works on the palaeontology of corals. A total of 27 different coral species are discussed and illustrated on the bound plate. The folded copperplate engraving shows 27 different coral species (along with several detailed studies). Very rare. Zoology – Marine Zoology – Invertebrates. – With 1 folded engraved plate by Eric Geringius after Henric Fougt. Uppsaliae (Uppsala), 1745. Small 4°. Contemporary paper spine strip. - Soulsby 1401. - First edition of this rare dissertation, defended on 8 June 1745 at the University of Uppsala. As with most of Linnaeus’s student dissertations, this text too was formally published under the name of the respondent, in this case Henricus Fougt – however, in terms of content and style, the work is considered to have been written by Linnaeus himself, an attribution later confirmed, amongst others, by G. Lindström. Fougt, who later became a printer and inventor of a type-casting machine, merely acted as the examiner here and also financed the printing. The treatise describes the fossil corals of the Baltic (chiefly Silurian tabulates and bryozoans from Gotland) collected during Linnaeus’s journey to Öland and Gotland in 1741, and ranks among the early landmark works on the palaeontology of corals. In total, 27 different coral species are described and depicted on the accompanying plate. The folded engraved plate shows 27 different coral species (along with a few detailed studies). Very rare. This lot is subject to standard tax. A 24.95% buyer’s premium is payable on the hammer price, and 7% (Books and Art) or 19% VAT (Manuscripts, Screenprints, Offset Prints, Photographs) is payable on the final invoice amount within the European Union. This lot is subject to the standard tax regime. A 24.95% buyer’s premium applies to the hammer price, and 7% (books and art) or 19% VAT (manuscripts, screen prints, offset prints and photographs) applies to the final invoice amount within the European Union.
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