AA.VV. - Suriname - 1992
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Description
Volume of the famous series "Guide impossibili" published by Franco Maria Ricci.
Full title: "Suriname, or Adventures in Dutch Guyana in the Hunt for Escaped Slaves and Tropical Insects".
Original edition in the first numbered printing, part of the limited edition of 5000 copies.
The volume is printed on handmade paper from Cartiere Miliani of Fabriano with typography in Bodoni type, according to Franco Maria Ricci's refined publishing project.
Subject of the volume
Dedicated to Dutch Guiana (present-day Suriname), the volume gathers travel testimonies, exploration, and naturalistic observation in the heart of the South American tropical forest. Through the account of expeditions in search of escaped slaves and of the extraordinary animal and plant species of the region, the book offers a fascinating snapshot of colonial history and scientific exploration between the 18th and 19th centuries.
Bibliographic details
• Publisher: Franco Maria Ricci, Milan
• Series: Guide impossibili
• Year of publication: 1992
• Print run: 5000 numbered copies
• Copy number: 975
• ISBN: 88-216-0567-1
• FMR Code: GUI117
• Complete with original editorial clamshell box
Conditions
Volume in excellent condition.
Clean and well-preserved interiors.
Original clamshell box present and in excellent condition.
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"Among the meanders of the rapacious rivers and under the vaults of the impenetrable forests of the Dutch colony, mythical Eldorado and at the same time a green tropical prison."
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"As in the neighboring Guyanas, the 19th century saw Suriname witness the discovery of gold, the replacement of cacao with coffee on the plantations, the exploitation of a kind of latex, balata, and the emergence of elitist and utterly peculiar tourism: botanists, zoologists, ethnologists, entomologists plied its rivers and forests in search of orchids and mulattoes, of piranhas and hymenopterans; the natural sciences found their Manoa there. The murky and dubious charm of wandering through the jungle in the company of rowers and ladies in crinoline is evoked in this book from the pages of Franco-Drench naturalist G. Verschuur."
Description
Volume of the famous series "Guide impossibili" published by Franco Maria Ricci.
Full title: "Suriname, or Adventures in Dutch Guyana in the Hunt for Escaped Slaves and Tropical Insects".
Original edition in the first numbered printing, part of the limited edition of 5000 copies.
The volume is printed on handmade paper from Cartiere Miliani of Fabriano with typography in Bodoni type, according to Franco Maria Ricci's refined publishing project.
Subject of the volume
Dedicated to Dutch Guiana (present-day Suriname), the volume gathers travel testimonies, exploration, and naturalistic observation in the heart of the South American tropical forest. Through the account of expeditions in search of escaped slaves and of the extraordinary animal and plant species of the region, the book offers a fascinating snapshot of colonial history and scientific exploration between the 18th and 19th centuries.
Bibliographic details
• Publisher: Franco Maria Ricci, Milan
• Series: Guide impossibili
• Year of publication: 1992
• Print run: 5000 numbered copies
• Copy number: 975
• ISBN: 88-216-0567-1
• FMR Code: GUI117
• Complete with original editorial clamshell box
Conditions
Volume in excellent condition.
Clean and well-preserved interiors.
Original clamshell box present and in excellent condition.
_________________
"Among the meanders of the rapacious rivers and under the vaults of the impenetrable forests of the Dutch colony, mythical Eldorado and at the same time a green tropical prison."
______
"As in the neighboring Guyanas, the 19th century saw Suriname witness the discovery of gold, the replacement of cacao with coffee on the plantations, the exploitation of a kind of latex, balata, and the emergence of elitist and utterly peculiar tourism: botanists, zoologists, ethnologists, entomologists plied its rivers and forests in search of orchids and mulattoes, of piranhas and hymenopterans; the natural sciences found their Manoa there. The murky and dubious charm of wandering through the jungle in the company of rowers and ladies in crinoline is evoked in this book from the pages of Franco-Drench naturalist G. Verschuur."
Details
Number of books
1
Subject
Illustrated, Travels
Book title
Suriname
Author/ Illustrator
AA.VV.
Condition
Fine
Publication year oldest item
1992
Edition
1st Edition, Limited edition, Numbered edition
Language
Italian
Original language
Yes
Publisher
Franco Maria Ricci
Binding/ Material
Hardback
Extras
Slipcase
Number of pages
218
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