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One of the most beautiful 'skull' atlases
Sandifort, Gerardus. Tabulae craniorum diversarum nationum. Lugduni Batavorum [=Leiden], S. et J. Luchtmans, 1838. Folio (530 x 355 mm). [III, 18] leaves.

With 18 plates engraved by D. Veelwaard after drawings of Sandifort showing the skulls in frontal and lateral view on each plate.

Late 19th century half cloth with simply gilt spine and marbled paper on the boards.
Very rare in the trade. This atlas appeared in 3 installments of 6 plates and 6 textleaves between 1838 and 1843.

Gerard Sandifort (1779-1848) was an anatomist and botanist. In 1801 he became professor of anatomy in Leiden.

-Provenance: Oval aninlin stamp on fly leaf and title page: "B.W. R.v.d.L".

-Literature: DMB 1721f; Hirsch V, p.12; BMN vol. I, p. 109; Penniman, 76; Sabin 18, 435; Choulant 313.

-Condition: Some leaves small moulding stain on lower right corner, one plate with some loss of material, els the text leaves are clean; All plates with a semicircular waterstain at the head of ca 10 cm.; 3 plates with marginal repairs; Upper cover some wear at the front side; Lower baord lacks in a corner some marbled paper.


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