Charles Plumier (1646-1704) and His Drawings of French and Caribbean Fishes

• 1. Verfasser: Theodore Wells Pietsch (auth)
• Format: Elektronisch Buchkapitel
• Sprache: Englisch
• Veröffentlicht: Publications scientifiques du Muséum 2017
• Schlagworte: fish
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Never was a man so denied a place in history than Father Charles Plumier. Craftsman, illustrator, and engraver, but best known for his work as a botanist, Plumier devoted the better part of his life to collecting and illustrating plants and animals. Working nearly a century before the great eighteen...