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PONTOPPIDAN, ERIK. The Natural History of Norway. 28 engraved plates; folding engraved map of Norway by Johann Baptist Homann, sparingly hand-colored in outline. xxiii, [1], 206; vii, [1], 291, [13] pages. 2 parts in one volume. Folio, 365x238 mm, contemporary 1/2 russia, rebacked; light to moderate foxing throughout, offsetting onto some plates from facing text pages, short repaired tear in map. Morocco booklabel of Arthur A. Houghton, Jr. London: A. Linde, 1755
first edition in english of the first comprehensive work on the natural history of Norway, originally published in 1752-53 in Danish, dealing with its climate, topography, flora, fauna, and mineralogy. The book concludes with chapters on sea monsters and on the inhabitants of Norway. Nissen ZBI 3224; Schuh/Pontoppidan 4.
