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Flora Danica: The greatest work on Scandinavian flora (40).

Oeder, G. Chr. and others (eds.): Flora Danica. In Latin. Vols. I-II (fasc. 1–6). Copenhagen 1761–1765. Folio. With 360 original engraved plates, all in cont. hand-colouring. Bound in modern full morocco. + Oeder, G. Chr. and others (eds.): Flora Danica. Vol. I-XVII (fasc. 1–51) + supplement (one volume, fasc. 1–3). Copenhagen 1761–1883. Folio. This set contains all 3240 plates. Mostly restrikes from the original copper plates. Bound in uniform half morocco.

+ Hornemann, I. W.: Flora Danica - Algae. Copenhagen 1828. Fasc. 31–33, plates: 1801–1980. Flora Danica - Svampe I-IV. In uniform half marocco case. Lange, Joh.: De skandinaviske landbrugsplanter. 1883. + Icones florae Groenlandicae. Restrikes from original plates. Lange, Joh.: Cyperaceae et Typhaceae Scandinaviae. 1887. With 170 coloured plates.

Enclosed: Oeder, G. Chr.: Programma de Opera Flora Danica. C. & A. Philibert. 1761. 2 original copper plates. 1 handcoloured. Later private half leather. Flora Danica tekster. 3 vols. Johan Lange + Oeder, Müller, Vahl, fasc. 1–21 + Hornemann, Schouw, Vahl, Liebmann, fasc. 22–43. All bound in uniform half marocco. Lange, Joh.: Nomenclator Florae Danicae. 1887. Flora Danica. Fasc. 4 +7. All with professional restorations.

Provenance: The Danish pharmacist and book collector Sven-Erik Sandermann Olsen, not least known for his Carl von Linné collection now in public ownership.

Flora Danica is the most extensive representation of the Scandinavian flora, including plants of Northern Germany, Greenland, Iceland, and The Faroe Islands. The first fascicle was published in 1761 and the publication continued for more than 120 years. The work was issued in three languages (Danish, Latin, and German) with plain or hand-coloured plates.

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