London: T. Osborne and J. Shipton, 1756. First Edition. Hardcover. A clean, fresh copy in an excellent binding. About Fine. Folio (9" x 14-1/4") in modern calf-backed marbled boards with gilt decorations on the spine and a gilt-lettered red morocco spine label; [vi], viii, 503 pages. Complete with half-title page and list of subscribers. Illustrated with 2 large folding maps (Jamaica; Port Royal and Kingston) and 49 engraved plates, mostly botanical (38) but also including sea life and animals (11), after George D. Ehret by B. Cole, F. Garden, F. Patton, and others. Browne, an Irish physician and botanist, settled in Jamaica in 1746, working as a physician. He was the first English author to use Linnaeus's system of classifying plants in print. GREAT FLOWER BOOKS, page 52; NISSEN BBI 255.

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Bookseller: Charles Agvent (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 021604
Title: THE CIVIL AND NATURAL HISTORY OF JAMAICA...
Author: BROWNE, Patrick
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - A clean, fresh copy in an excellent binding. About Fine
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: T. Osborne and J. Shipton
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1756
Keywords: West Indies, Travel, Jamaica, Illustrated Books, Copper Engravings, Natural History, Botanical, Botany, Caribbean
Bookseller catalogs: Natural History; Botany;

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Charles Agvent

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