Opera, historiam naturalem spectantia; or, gazophylacium. Containing several 1000 figures of birds, beasts, reptiles, insects, fish, beetles, moths, flies, shells, corals, fossils, minerals, stones, fungusses, mosses, herbs, plants, &c. from all nations, on 156 copperplates / [James Petiver].

  • Petiver, James, 1663 or 1664-1718.
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Opera, historiam naturalem spectantia; or, gazophylacium. Containing several 1000 figures of birds, beasts, reptiles, insects, fish, beetles, moths, flies, shells, corals, fossils, minerals, stones, fungusses, mosses, herbs, plants, &c. from all nations, on 156 copperplates / [James Petiver]. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Publication/Creation

London : J. Millan, 1764.

Physical description

3 volumes : plates ; (folio and 8vo)

Notes

Copy 1 Vol. 1 Note: Reissue of items published separately between 1693 and 1717, many with original t.ps. or colophons. For list of contents, see BM (NH) Cat. iv. 1557. Made-up set. Vols. i-ii (folio) have general t.ps. dated 1764.
Copy 1 Vol. 3 Note: Vol. iii (8vo) has no collective t.p. but has Millan's list of publications (2 l.) at end.

References note

Pritzel (2nd ed.) 7089
Stafleu 971
ESTC T115581

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  • Complete set

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  • Vol. 1

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    EPB/D/40584.v1
  • Vol. 2

    LocationStatusAccess
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    EPB/D/40584.v2
  • Vol. 3

    LocationStatusAccess
    Closed stores
    EPB/B/40584.v3

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