Seba: Cabinet of Natural Curiosities. 45th Ed. (45th Edition)

by Irmgard Müsch, Jes Rust, Rainer Willmann

The Cabinet of Natural Curiosities is one of the 18th century’s greatest natural history achievements and remains one of the most prized natural history books of all time. Though scientists of his era often collected natural specimens for research purposes, Amsterdam-based pharmacist Albertus Seba (1665–1736) was unrivalled in his passion. His amazing collection of animals, plants and insects from all around the world gained international fame during his lifetime.In 1731, after decades of collecting, Seba commissioned careful and often scenic illustrations of every specimen. With these meticulous drawings, he arranged for the publication of a four-volume catalog, covering the entire collection from strange and exotic plants to snakes, frogs, crocodiles, shellfish, corals, birds, and butterflies, as well as now extinct creatures.This reproduction is taken from a rare, hand-colored original. The introduction supplies background information about the fascinating tradition of natural collections to which Seba’s curiosities belonged.

Genres: Art, Science, Nonfiction, Nature

511 pages, Hardcover

Published September 10, 2022

Reviews

[Cat Rock · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love old illustrations. This is a book full of 18th century illustrations from birds, snakes, animal aberrations, sea weed, shells and a lot more. They are beautiful and the book is really breath taking.

[Iris Sampaio · Rating 5 out of 5]

Pure beauty

[reading is my hustle · Rating 5 out of 5]

best xmas gift ever