Over de eigenschappen en het nut van den Kanadaschen Popel (Populus monilifera Ait.)

Description:

Text Dutch. Account of the characterstics and use of the North American poplar species, the plains cottonwood (Populus deltoides monilifera (Ait.)). Includes two fine handcoloured plates engraved by Daniel Veelwaard (1796-1868). Originally published in 'Verhandelingen der eerste klasse van het Koninklijk nederlandsche instituut van wetenschappen, letterkunde, en schoone kunsten te Amsterdam', 1817, pp. 169-192. This is a separate, near contemporary reprint, with the text reset and pages renumbered 1-24.

Condition

4to, recent wrappers, some marginal foxing/browning to text - not affecting the plates; neat repair to corner of title page. Vg.