Poissons, ecrevisses et crabes, de diverses couleurs et figures extraordinaires, : que l'on trouve autour des isles Moluques et sur les côtes des terres Australes: peints d'après nature ... Ouvrage ... quit contient un trr̀e grand nombre de poissons les plus beaux & les plus rares de la Mer des Indes: /
Renard, Louis,approximately 1678-
Coyette, Balthasar,approximately 1650-1725.
Stel, Adrien van der,approximately 1665-1720.
Vosmaer, A.(Arnout),1720-1799.
A Amsterdam, : Chez Reinier & Josué Ottens.,
M D C C L I V. [1754]
Each vol. has half-title: Histoire naturelle des plus rares curiositez de la Mer des Indes.
Title page in black and red.
Author's name from preface.
The first edition of the book was published by Louis Renard in Amsterdam in about 1719. Only 100 copies were produced and it is now extremely rare. The second edition appeared in 1754 under the auspices of the publishers Reinier and Josué Ottens, also of Amsterdam. The firm of Ottens purchased about thirty unbound copies of the first edition from Renard's estate, had the plates coloured, replaced the original undated title-page and added a preface they then printed some 70 additional copies to make up a second edition.
Numbering anomalies involving the index and plates numbers: the 'Bandt-Hooft' is on plate XLVIII and is illustration number 199 (not 109 as in the index) -- the 'Barbeau d'Arouke' is found on plate LIII and is numbered 229 (not 209) -- The 'Byouw' is on plate 6 and is numbered 48 (not 45) --The 'Camouro' is on plate 4 and is numbered 26 (not 36) --The 'Cabillau' is on plate LV (not LVI) and is numbered 237 -- The 'Douwing Admiral' is found on plate 16 and is numbered 92 (not 97) -- the 'Duyvelskop' is on plate 31 and is numbered 169 (not 269) --The 'Goujon de la rique' is on plate XX, illustration number 99 (not 98 as in the index) -- the 'Goud visje' is on plate 26 (not 14 as in index) and is numbered 171 -- The 'Juffertje' is on plate 14 and is numbered 83 (not 85 as in index) -- the 'Moron Boussouck' is on plate III and is numbered 10 (not 19 as in index) -- the 'Naouti' is on plate 17 and is numbered 94 (not 97) -- the 'Pabia' is on plate 16 (not page 15 as the index states) and is numbered 91 -- the 'Plattangh' is found on plate XP and is numbered 177 (not 171) -- the 'Spitneus' is on plate 43 and is numbered 213 (not 312).
Fishes
Decapoda (Crustacea)
Netherlands Amsterdam.