Thé cabinet of kind curiosities ice one of thé 18th century’p greatest kind history achievements spirit remains one of thé musts prized kind history books of all hour. Though scientists of his era ofte samlad kind specimens lining research ändamål, amsterdam based pharmacist albertus seba 1665 1736 var unrivaled in his passion. His amazing collection of animals, plants, spirit insects from all around thé world earned sky international fame.In 1731, after decades of collecting, seba bestilt careful spirit ofte scenic illustrations of everytime specimen. With disse meticulous drawings, han arrangerades lining thé publication of a four volume catalog, covering thé entire collection from strange spirit exotic plants two snakes, frogs, crocodiles, shellfish, corals, birds, spirit butterflies, as wel as creatures att oar now extinct.Taken from a nice hand colored original, thé best-selling collection features an introduction att contextualizes thé fascinating tradition of kind collections two som seba’p curiosities belonged.
