Jul 09, 2020 - Sale 2540

Sale 2540 - Lot 298

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Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200
(BOTANY.) Grew, Nehemiah. The Anatomy of Plants. 83 engraved plates (5 folding). Small folio, 12 1/2x8 inches, modern tan calf; stamps, scattered staining and tape repairs, title-page with several ink inscriptions, one irregularly excised. London: W. Rawlins for the Author, 1682
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Some of the earliest printed illustrations contrasting the anatomy of plant varieties at life-size and on the microscopic level: they are both scientific and graphically appealing.

In his dedication to the King, Grew offers this modest figurative claim regarding contemporary advancements in botanical study: '…there are Terrae Incognitae in Philosophy, as well as Geography. And for so much, as lies here, it comes to pass, I know not how, even in this Inquisitive Age, That I am the first, who have given a Map of the Country.'