G. E. Rumphius, also known as the "Indian Pliny," was one of the
great tropical naturalists of the seventeenth century. Born in
Germany, he spent most of his life in the employ of the Dutch East
India Company, stationed on the island of Ambon in eastern
Indonesia. He wrote two major works; this one, the first modern
work on tropical fauna, was published posthumously in Dutch in
1705. A classic text of natural history, it is now available in
English for the first time.
The descriptions in "The Ambonese Curiosity Cabinet cover "the
gamut of organisms found in the seas surrounding Ambon--crabs,
shrimp, sea urchins, mussels--as well as minerals and rare
concretions taken from animals and plants. A series of exquisite
etchings accompanies the descriptions. The book has been
masterfully translated and extensively annotated by E. M. Beekman,
whose introduction provides the first biography of Rumphius in
English that incorporates new material.
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