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Cornut Jacques-Philippe, Iac Cornuti doctoria medici Parisiensis Canadensium plantarum, aliarúmque nondum editarum historia : cui adiectum est ad calcem enchiridion botanicum Parisiense, continens indicem plantarum, quae in pagis, siluis, pratis, & montosis iuxta Parisios locis nascuntur, Simon le Moyne, 1635, Paris

In-4 of (8) ff., 238 p., including 68 full-page plates, (1) f. of privilege, lower white margin of the title restored without affecting the text. Full sheepskin, decorated raised ribbed spine, red morocco title label, red edges. 18th century binding. 226 x 165mm. First edition of the first book on the flora of Canada, one of the very first herbaria in North America. Its importance was recognized by Linnaeus who, for his classification work, still consulted it a few hundred years after its publication. Hunt, R.M.M. Botanical books, 227. Hunt 227; Nissen, BBI 406; Pritzel 1894; Stafleu & Cowan 1233. Imbued with the Renaissance herbalist tradition, Canadensium Plantarum Historia is already distinguished by its modern classification: the work contains the very first descriptions of 78 plants of the Canadian flora by the Parisian botanist and doctor Jeaques-Philippe Cornut (1606 -1651).

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