Florae peruvianae, et chilensis, sive, Descriptiones, et icones plantarum peruvianarum, et chilensium, secundum systema Linnaeanum digestae, cum characteribus plurium generum evulgatorum reformatis
By: Auctoribus Hippolyto Ruiz, et Josepho Pavon, Red. Acad. Medic. Matrit. Sociis. Tomus I-III
Contributors: Pavón, José, 1754-1840
Publisher: Typis Gabrielis de Sancha.
Published: 1798
Place of publication: Madrid]
Language: lat
Subjects: Plants; Botany
Other titles: Florae peruvianae, et chilensis; Descriptiones, et icones plantarum peruvianarum, et chilensium, secundum systema Linnaeanum digestae, cum characteribus plurium generum evulgatorum reformatis
Notes: Volume 1 printed in 1798; volume 2 printed in 1799; volume 3 printed in 1802.

Originally intended by the authors to have been published in 8 volumes and by later design in 12. Only the first 3 volumes were published, the others remain in manuscript; the 100 plates to accompany volume 4 and also some for volume 5 were prepared. The entire work is preserved in the Jardin botánico de Madrid.

This three volume work was preceded ny the authors' Florae peruvianae, et chilensis prodromus, sive Novorum generum planarum peruvianarum, et chilensium descriptiones, et icones, printed in Madrid, 1794, which was intended as the basis for this later, more comprehensive work.

Pagination: volume 1: [2], VI, 78 pages, [106] leaves of plates; volume 2: [4], 76 pages, [116] leaves of plates; volume 3: [2], XXIV, 95, [1] pages, [102] leaves of plates.

Signatures: volume 1: [a]² b² A-T² V² (-V2); volume 2: pi² (pi1 verso blank) A-T²; volume 3: pi1 (pi1 verso blank) a-f² A-2A² (2A2 verso blank).

Errata: volume 1, page [72]; volume 2, page 76; volume 3, page 90.

Includes indexes.

Plates involume 1 are numbered I-CVI; plates in volume 2 are numbered CVII-CCXXII; plates in volume 3 are numbered CCXXIII-CCCXXV.

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