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The Jardin des Plantes - By Boitard - Antique illustred book - 1851
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The Jardin des Plantes - By Boitard - Antique illustred book circa 1851

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Le Jardin des Plantes

Description and habits of the mammals in the menagerie and the Natural History Museum

By Boitard - Antique book circa 1851

A beautiful snapshot of the museum and its garden in the mid-19th century, featuring interiors of the museum that no longer exist today.

Description

The Jardin des Plantes

Description and habits of the mammals in the menagerie and the Natural History Museum

Preceded by a historical, descriptive, and picturesque introduction.

Author: Boitard

Publishers: Gustave Barba in Paris

Published around 1851 - 308 pages

Numerous illustrations in the text.

A perspective plan of the Jardin des Plantes, also known as a Chinese map. 

Contemporary half-leather binding. Rubbed caps.

Format: 31.5x22cm

A beautiful snapshot of the Museum and its garden in the mid-19th century, showing interiors of the museum that no longer exist today.

Be sure to keep the context of the period in mind when leafing through the pages, as you will inevitably come across terms that are now considered racist, offensive, or derogatory. Remember that times were different then.

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