Catalogue
Catalogue
Object Type
Name/Title
Neues systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet
Other Name
Martini & Chemnintz (Alternate title)
Primary Maker
Contributor/Publisher
Bey Gabriel Nikolaus Raspe
Place
Date
1769-1795
Physical Description
11 volumes : colour illustrations ; 30 cm
Language
German
Level of Current Record
Bib record
Member Object
Subject Category
Content
This publication describes and illustrates "examples from many great collections, including specimens gathered during Cook's voyages, and others from the museum of Frederic V of Denmark, and the collection of Count A.G. Molke, who had some of the finest shells in Europe, including many from the famous Seba collection. Many of the plates are heightened in varnish, which mimics the reflective surface of mother of pearl. The set includes the final, rare twelfth volume published in 1829. Only ten volumes were planned, indeed, the title of volume 10 reads "zehnter and letzter Band"."--Sothebys.com (accessed 25/2/2015)
Public Access Text
Subject Notes
Friedrich Heinrich Wilhelm Martini (1729-1780) was a German physician and conchologist, who practised in Hamburg. He began Neues systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet in 1769 but died two years after the publication of the third volume. His work was continued by Johann Hieronymus Chemnitz (1730-1800), a German clergyman and a conchologist, who added eight volumes between 1779 and 1795.
Collection Type
Reserve Collection
Copyright
All rights reserved
Last Update
19 Dec 2023
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