Natural history, Natural history--Palestine--Pre-Linnean works, Description and travel, Description and travel, DS106 .H36 1766
written originally in the Swedish language by the late Frederick Hasselquist "Dr. Hasselquist's letters to Professor Charles Linnaeus": pages 403-456. ... Show morewritten originally in the Swedish language by the late Frederick Hasselquist "Dr. Hasselquist's letters to Professor Charles Linnaeus": pages 403-456. Main Heritage Shelves General DS106 .H36 1766 Book Item-ID: i25699970 BIB-ID: 2727336 Show less
House of Wonders., Harems, Buildings, Buildings--Stone Town (Zanzibar, Zanzibar), Zanzibar--History, Zanzibar--History--1890-1964--Photographs
The photograph, taken from the sea, actually shows the Beit al Ajaib (House of Wonders), built in 1883 and restored after the Anglo-Zanzibar War of... Show moreThe photograph, taken from the sea, actually shows the Beit al Ajaib (House of Wonders), built in 1883 and restored after the Anglo-Zanzibar War of 1896. The house was primarily the Sultan's residence and was the first building in Zanzibar to have electricity, as well as the first building in East Africa to have a lift. The Sultan's Palace (also known as "Beit el-Sahel"), was another palace that housed the royal family built in the late 19th century and it is to the left of the main building depicted in the picture. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Handwritten title and numbers (17.11) in ink on the mount and later manuscript note on the verso of the print "Smedslättsgården 1957 B. Lundberg". Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2013.0015-0003 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26368481 BIB-ID: 2815199 Show less
Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Handwritten title and numbers (17.11) in ink on the mount and later manuscript note on the verso... Show moreTitle from item, date devised by Library staff. Handwritten title and numbers (17.11) in ink on the mount and later manuscript note on the verso of the print "Smedslättsgården 1957 B. Lundberg". Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2013.0015-0004 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26368596 BIB-ID: 2815208 Show less
Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Handwritten title and numbers (12.11) in ink on the mount and later manuscript note on the verso... Show moreTitle from item, date devised by Library staff. Handwritten title and numbers (12.11) in ink on the mount and later manuscript note on the verso of the print "Smedslättsgården 1957 B. Lundberg". Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2013.0015-0005 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26368614 BIB-ID: 2815211 Show less
Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Handwritten title and numbers (12.11) in ink on the mount and later manuscript note on the verso... Show moreTitle from item, date devised by Library staff. Handwritten title and numbers (12.11) in ink on the mount and later manuscript note on the verso of the print "Smedslättsgården 1957 B. Lundberg". Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2013.0015-0006 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26369199 BIB-ID: 2815255 Show less
Title and date from item. The print is titled and has the blind stamp of the photographer "C. Vincenti Dar-es-Salam 1900". Handwritten title and... Show moreTitle and date from item. The print is titled and has the blind stamp of the photographer "C. Vincenti Dar-es-Salam 1900". Handwritten title and numbers (16.11) in ink on the mount and later manuscript note on the verso of the print "Smedslättsgården 1957 B. Lundberg". Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2013.0015-0007 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26369230 BIB-ID: 2815258 Show less
Title from items, date devised by Library staff. Handwritten titles "Uppfarten från sjön" (The driveway from the lake) and "Daln / f. D. Slaf /... Show moreTitle from items, date devised by Library staff. Handwritten titles "Uppfarten från sjön" (The driveway from the lake) and "Daln / f. D. Slaf / hall" and numbers (18.11) in ink on the mount and later manuscript note on the verso of the print "Smedslättsgården 1957 B. Lundberg". Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2013.0015-0011 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26369709 BIB-ID: 2815304 Show less
Hasselquist, Fredrik , 1722-1752, Natural history, Natural history--Palestine, Description and travel, Description and travel, Description and travel, QH193.P3 H37 1757
Fredric Hasselquists ... ; på Hennes Kongl. Maj:ts ; befallning utgifven af Carl Linnæus. First edition of an important contribution to Middle... Show moreFredric Hasselquists ... ; på Hennes Kongl. Maj:ts ; befallning utgifven af Carl Linnæus. First edition of an important contribution to Middle Eastern natural history and an interesting travelogue "which for its originality as well as accuracy, and variety of information, must always rank high among books of travel" (Pulteney). The book opens with a biographical preface by Linnaeus ("so admirable a travel journal has never before appeared"), followed by an account of Hasselquist's journey to the Middle East, first from Smyrna to Cairo, with a description of the caravans going to Mecca, then to the Holy Land, where he visited Jerusalem, Jericho, Bethlehem, etc. Heading home he travelled to Cyprus, Rhodes and back to Smyrna, where he died in 1752 at the age of 30. The main text is in Swedish, but part two, with its own part-title (Descriptiones Rerum Naturalium Praestantiorum confectae in itinere orientali, imprimis per Aegyptum & Palaestinam ) is primarily in Latin and provides almost 400 pages of descriptions of flora and fauna in Egypt and Palestine, including sections on natural history, birds, animals, plants, geology, fish, a large section on "materia medica" and another on the commerce of the area. The last part contains Hasselquist's letters to Linnaeus. - Hasselquist was one of Linnaeus's most promising pupils. After his untimely death the manuscript and a rich collection of specimens were ultimately bought by Queen Luisa of Sweden and handed over to Linnaeus, who saw the book through the press. Within 15 years of its original publication in Swedish it had been translated into German, French, English and Dutch. A very good copy, with only a marginal inkstain on pp. 1-65, not approaching the text. Binding rubbed. First edition of an important travel account making original contributions to natural history. Sibnatures: )( 8 A-2O 8 2P 4. Includes a biographical account of the author by C. Linné ; "Doct. Hasselquists bref ... til ... C. Linnæus": p. 569-619. Main Heritage Shelves General QH193.P3 H37 1757 Book Item-ID: i16832942 BIB-ID: 1508227 Show less
