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Vitaliano Donati

Of the marine natural history of the Adriatic, 1750

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€ 500 - 600

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€ 645

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Venice, Francesco Storti, 1750. In 4°, (8), IX folded intaglio plates, plus one unnumbered one, all engraved by Pietro Monaco. Coeval hardcover binding, with handwritten title on the spine.

Specialist Notes

Rare first edition of the most important work of the Paduan naturalist (1717-62). 
'It contains general considerations on marine biology, original observations on the hydrography and geology of the eastern Adriatic coast, descriptions of some fossils, and above all the detailed presentation of many species that live in this sea. Donati's work has influenced European biological thought for the demonstration of the essentially animal nature of the reproduction and growth of corals. The scientific success of the book brought him international fame'. (Biographical Dictionary of Italians, XLI, p. 62-63.)


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