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Musæum Tradescantianum: or, A Collection of Rarities. Preserved at South-Lambeth neer London
Image Not Available for Musæum Tradescantianum: or, A Collection of Rarities. Preserved at South-Lambeth neer London

Musæum Tradescantianum: or, A Collection of Rarities. Preserved at South-Lambeth neer London

Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian (active in Germany, Netherlands, England), 1607–1677)
John Tradescant (English, 1608–1662)
Elias Ashmole (English, 1617–1692)
Thomas Wharton (English, 1614–1673)
John Grismond (English, 17th century)
Nathaniel Brooke (English, 17th century)
1656
Place of PublicationLondon, England
Medium/TechniqueIllustrated book with two engravings, extra-illustrated with three engravings
DimensionsOverall: 15 x 9.5 x 2 cm (5 7/8 x 3 3/4 x 13/16 in.)
Credit LineFund in memory of Horatio Greenough Curtis
Accession number33.27
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Description
London: John Grismond, for Nathaniel Brooke, 1656
ProvenanceJohn Denne (signature on title]; unidentified armorial bookplate ("Credunt quod vident"); Maggs Bros., London (Catalogue 577); 1933, sold by Maggs Bros. to the MFA for $36.43. (Accession Date: February 2, 1933)
Het Schilder-Boeck
Karel van Mander
1604