Fauna Americae meridionalis
Subtitle: cujus partem primam [-tertiam] venia. exp. facult. med. Upsal. praeside C.P. Thunberg ... p.p. Frederious Melch. Rystedt Vermelandus : in audit. botanico die 10 Junii MDCCCXII. h.a.m.s.
Contributors: Rystedt, Fredrik Melcher; Gestrin, Johan Nathanael, b. 1804; Mellander, Jonas, 1805-1833; Richmond, Charles Wallace, 1868-1932, former owner
Publisher: Excudebant Palmblad et C.
Published: 1823
Place of publication: Upsaliae
Language: lat
Number of pages: 11
Subjects: Zoology
Notes: Three University of Uppsala dissertations, defended by Fredrik Melcher Rystedt (pt. 1), Johan Nathanael Gestrin (pt. 2) and Jonas Mellander (pt. 3). Text continuous, in two columns.

BMNH reports different issue of pt. 1 titled: Fauna Americae miredionalis.

At head of title of parts 1 and 3: D. D.

Text of all parts in Latin; dedications of pt. 1 in Swedish and French, of pt. 2 in Swedish and of pt. 3 in Latin.

Title of pt. 2 reads: Fauna Americae meridionalis: quam venia. exp. facult. med. Upsal. praeside C.P. Thunberg ... p.p. Joh. Nath. Gestrin Rosl. in audit. botanico die XI Junii MDCCXXIII. h.a.m.s. P. II. Imprint same as in pt. 1.

Title of pt. 3 reads: Fauna Americae meridionalis. Cujus partem tertiam venia exp. facult. med. Upsal. praeside C.P. Thunberg ... p.p. Jonas Mellander Gothoburgensis. In audit. botanico die XVI Junii MDCCCXXIII. h.p.m.s. Imprint same as in parts 1 and 2.

Cf. BMNH 5: p. 2111.

Predominantly insects are treated.

"Theses." (pt. 1: p. [1] at end, verso of p. 11; pt. 2: p. [1] at end, verso of p. 9; pt. 3: p. [1] at end, verso of p. 11).

BMNH 8: p. 1308

SCNHRB has two copies.

SCNHRB c. 1 (39088013482054) stamped on t.p.'s: Smithsonian Institution National Museum Richmond Collection [ms. acc. no.] 183929.

SCNHRB c. 1 bound in green library buckram, title in gilt on spine.

SCNHRB c. 2 (39088013482096) imperfect: pt. 1 only.

SCNHRB c. 2 stamped on t.p.: Smithsonian Institution National Museum Richmond Collection [ms. acc. no.] 22242[?].

SCNHRB c. 2 bound in black library buckram, title in gilt on spine.