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STERBEECK, Johannes Franciscus van (1630-1693. Citricultura oft regeringhe der uy-themsche boomen te weten Oranien, Citroenen, Limoenen, Granaten, Laurie-ren en andere. Antwerp: Joseph Jacops, 1682.

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STERBEECK, Johannes Franciscus van (1630-1693. Citricultura oft regeringhe der uy-themsche boomen te weten Oranien, Citroenen, Limoenen, Granaten, Laurie-ren en andere. Antwerp: Joseph Jacops, 1682.

4to (200 x 163 mm). Copper engraved frontispiece, 14 copper engraved plates. (Some minor soiling, a few leaves with marginal chipping.) Contemporary calf (joints starting, minor losses to spine ends).

FIRST EDITION, including descriptions of citrus plant including their flowers, leaves, and fruit, and the care and planting of citrus trees with information about citrus diseases and pests. The plates, engraved by Francois Ertinger, are closely based on the plates created by Giovanni Battista Ferrari for his 1646 Hesperides. Nissen BBI 1893.

Selections from the Property of Dr. Eugene Vigil, Antiquariat Botanicum

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