The comparative anatomy of trunks : together with an account of their vegetation grounded thereupon; in two parts: the former read before the Royal Society, Feb. 25. 1674/5; the latter, June 17. 1675. The whole explicated by several figures in nineteen copper-plates; presented to the Royal Society in the years 1673. and 1674. By Nehemiah Grew, M.D. and fellow of the Royal Society.
- Grew, Nehemiah, 1641-1712
- Date:
- 1675
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Publication/Creation
London : printed by J.M. for Walter Kettilby at the sign of the Bishops Head in S. Paul's Church-yard, 1675.
Physical description
26 unnumbered pages, 81 pages, 23 unnumbered pages, 18 unnumbered leaves of plates (folded)
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Notes
With a preliminary order to print from the Royal Society dated: Octob. 21. 1675.
With errata on a4r.
The figures on each plate are numbered in arabic: 1-27 (lacking no. 26).
Caption title on p. 39: An account of the vegetation of trunks grounded upon the foregoing anatomy.
"The explication of the figures" follows p. 81 (leaves G-H⁴).
Copy filmed has the last five plates from the L copy spliced at end.
Reproduction of the originals in the Harvard University Library and the British Library (5 plates only).
References note
Wing (2nd ed.) G1947.
Reproduction note
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 2091:11) s1999 miun s