Verzeichniss der Reptilien, welche auf einer Reise im nördlichen America beobachtet wurden a German orientalist

a German orientalist

1 very large foldout map of island Southeast Asia

10 full page tinted lithographed plates each with a descriptive leaf of text

Publisher Her Majesty’s Stationary Office Publisher Place London Date Published 1983 Date Published Estimated No Edition First edition Number of Volumes 1 Reprint No Condition Fine Condition Description A bright copy in fine condition

Verzeichniss der Reptilien, welche auf einer Reise im nördlichen America beobachtet wurden a German orientalistPp. viii, 141, (2); 7 hand colored lithographed plates (4 are large folding) after watercolors by Karl Bodmer. Later brown cloth with spine lettered in gilt, 4to (12. 25 x 9. 5 inches; 315 x 245 mm). This work provides a catalogue of reptiles seen on a journey through North America. It presents some of the earliest accounts of North American reptiles especially of turtles (shown in 5 hand colored plates) and salamanders (shown in 2 hand colored plates