Author: Blume, C.
Title: De Indische Bij, tijdschrift ter bevordering van de kennis der Nederlandsche volkplantingen en derzelven belangen. Eerste Deel. [Volume I; All published].
Description: Leiden, Hazenberg en Comp., 1843. IV, 663p. and 4 lithographs of which one handcoloured depicting a Dyak called Sigan with his shield and speer and feathers as a warrior, the others landscapes and Dyak writing. Original pictorial paper boards. = Most contributions are by the famous Dutch botanist Carl Blume (1796-1862) and the first long-time director of the Leiden Rijksherbarium and the author of "Flora Javae" and "Rumphia". Here Blume relates more to the anthropology, history and culture on Java and Borneo. Other articles are by C. Praetorius. Included is a 31 pp. list of the most important types of wood around Palembang (Sumatra), with the local name of the tree species, their shape, height, thickness, habitat, and possible use. A few small pieces of the paper spine lost, but not problematic. One uncoloured plate with a dampstain marking along the centre of the plate, the other two uncoloured plates slightly effected by damp, but not stained. The coloured frontispiece in good condition.

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