Book ID: 104998
Boym, Michal'l Piotr
Flora Sinensis: fructus floresque humillime porrigens. 1656. (Facsimile). 23 col. plates. 123 p. Hardcover. Folio.
The author was a Jesuite missionary from Poland, who travelledextensively in China. His 'Flora Sinensis' is one of the first books onthe natural history. Despite the title 'Flora' the book contains alsosome non - botanical plates.