Description: A double page botanical copper engraving from Sir Hans Sloane's monumental, extremely rare, "Voyage to Jamaica" depicting a hand colored life size plant of Jamaica.The engravings from this collection are the first record of the flora and fauna of Jamaica and the neighboring islands.It was in 1687 that Sloane was given the opportunity to travel to Jamaica as physician to the then Governor, the 2nd Duke of Albermarle, Christopher Monke. During the three (3) months voyage, Sloane made observations on phosphorescence in the water and the habit of sea birds. He carefully recorded sights of the grampus and the porpoise, as well as the flying fish and the chambered nautilus. Sloane spent 15 months in Jamaica.It was on the 19th December, 1687 that Sir Hans and the Governor entered the Port Royal Harbour. During his stay Sloane made extensive notes on the local flora and fauna, the customs of the local inhabitants and natural phenomena such as earthquakes. He amassed a collection of over 800 objects of Natural History, as well as, full-size drawings of many plants, birds, fruits, molluscs, insects and fish among many other specimens when he left for England in 1689. He then began to work on the information he had gathered in Jamaica and in 1696, published a list of the plants he had collected, the “Catalogus Plantarum Quae Insula Jamaica”, often referred to as the “Catalogue”.In 1707 he published the first volume of his celebrated work, “A Voyage to the Island of Madera, Barbados, Nieves, St. Christopher and Jamaica with the Natural History of the herbs and trees, four-footed beast, fishes, birds, insects, reptiles, etc., of the last of those Islands”. This publication made a valuable contribution to Natural History and threw light on the important aspects of Jamaica’s history as it gives a rare insight into the life of 17th century West Indies. To date it remains the most comprehensive account of the flora of Jamaica and the botanical specimens it was based upon.
Price: 185 USD
Location: Ventura, California
End Time: 2025-02-02T18:12:32.000Z
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All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
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Production Technique: copper engraving
Date of Creation: 1707
Width (Inches): 17
Subject: Botanical
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Height (Inches): 12 7/8
Print Surface: Paper
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