876/​937

G.C. Oeder (b. Ansbach , d. Oldenburg)

Oeder a.o. (eds.): Aftegninger paa de Planter, som voxe vildt i Kongerigerne Danmark og Norge, i Hertugdømmerne Slesvig og Holsteen og i Grevskaberne Oldenborg og Delmenhorst, til at oplyse det under titel Flora Danica [...] Fasciculos I-XII. 4 vols. Cph 1761–1877. Folio. Text leaves in Latin and Danish. Illust. with 720 (of 3240) engraved plates. Bound in nice cont. full calf bindings with red edges. Wear due to age and use. All plates are nice and clean. (4)

“Flora Danica“ is the world's largest local flora and the most extensive illustrated work in the Danish history of printing. Georg Christian Oeder (1728–91) was the first director of the Danish Botanical Garden and as part of this job he planned the monumental work ”Flora Danica“ which was completed in 1883, nearly 120 years after the first part was issued. Oeder was fired as editor in 1772 and replaced by the zoologist O.F. Müller. Eleven different botanists after Müller were in charge of publishing ”Flora Danica”.

Reference: Nissen: #2249.

Auction

Furniture, varia & carpets, 4 December 2017

Category

Books & manuscripts

Estimate

80,000–100,000 DKK

Sold

Price realised

86,000 DKK