Abbildungen zur Naturgeschichte Brasiliens
By: herausgegeben von Maximilian, Prinzen von Wied-Neuwied
Publisher: im Verlage des Grossherzogl. Sächs. priv. Landes-Industrie-Comptoirs
Published: 1822
Place of publication: Weimar
Language: ger; fre
Number of pages: 90
Subjects: Natural history; Pictorial works
Other titles: Recueil de planches coloriées d'animaux de Brésil
Notes: In German and French.

Issued in 15 parts of 6 plates each; parts have added t.p. in French: Recueil de planches coloriées d'animaux de Brésil / publié par S.A.S. le Prince Maximilien de Wied-Neuwied.

Plates, with the exception of pl. no. [79] which is uncolored, are hand-colored.

Each plate accompanied by leaf of descriptive letterpress in French and German.

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SCNHRB copy (39088013476627) imperfect: lacking main t.p. and possibly other preliminary material, portion of one of the French titles laid-in; all plates present but lacking an occasional accompanying letterpress leaf.

SCNHRB copy has [3] leaves of typescript index of plates tipped-in on front paste-down.

SCNHRB copy has paper fragment with ink signature "W. Milne Edwards" attached to the t.p. to 1re livraison.

SCNHRB copy half bound in buckram, marbled paper boards and green vellum tips, marbled endpapers; housed in a linen-cloth covered dropback box with bookplate: Smithsonian Institution Libraries ... Preservation supported by the Smithsonian Women's Committee.