Edited by Linnaeus, and with his foreword, 1766
Fredric Hasselquist:
Voyages and travels in the Levant; in the years 1749, 50, 51, 52 containing observations in natural history, physick, agriculture, and commerce: particularly on the Holy land, and the natural history of the scriptures. Written originally in the Swedish language, by the late Frederick Hasselquist. Published […] by Charles Linnæus.
London, printed for L. Davis and C. Reymers, 1766. 19,7 x 12,5 cm. [6] + VIII + 1-268, 273-307, 380-456 pp. (irregular pagination) + folding engraved map. Lacks one half-title.
Somehat worn later half calf, spine renewed, hinges reinforced, some foxing and occasional stains, a hole due to a paper flaw in lower margin of p. 453/4. Bookplate of W. B. Hemsley.
Literature
Soulsby, A catalogue of the works of Linnæus, 3582.
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Hasselquist’s is one of the earliest accounts of the Natural History of Palestine, edited by Linnaeus and with his foreword. Possibly translated into English by Daniel Solander.
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