A Collection of Curious Travels and Voyages.
Ray, John.
London: Printed for S. Smith and B. Walford, 1693.
Price:
$750.00
About the item
First edition. [xxxii], 240, 257-396, [4], 55, 58-186, 45, [3] pp. Two parts in one. Initial imprimatur leaf; publisher catalogue to last 3 pp. 8vo. Contemporary mottled calf, gilt spine. Rebacked retaining existing spine, hinges mended, front pastedown renewed. Uneven toning, light soiling in a few places, faint dampstaining to imprimatur and title page. Very good. ESTC R17904.
Item #377918
This two-part work begins with the first published English translation of the German botanist Leonhard Rauwolf's account of his travels through the Levant. The second part samples a number of other travel accounts in translation and concludes with an original taxonomy of Levantine plant life. Ray (1627-1705) was one of the earliest parson-naturalists and made a number of important contributions to pre-Linnaean plant taxonomy.
