AD 252 ADANSON, Michel [Plantes du Sénégal. Descriptions], [1748–1749]
Content Description
The Michel Adanson Library at Hunt Institute includes the botanical portion of Adanson's personal library, along with correspondence, manuscripts, and a large number of plant illustrations clipped from published sources. The collection contains 127 book titles, 117 letters, 146 manuscripts and thousands of plant images clipped from published works, many of them annotated by him. (copied from https://www.huntbotanical.org/library/show.php?1)
Dates
- Creation: [1748–1749]
Extent
From the Collection: 391 Volumes
Language of Materials
French
Physical Description
20 pp. 18 x 24 cm
General
Comprises Latin descriptions of plants collected by Adanson in Senegal. The order not numerical, yet has included herbarium number as primary reference. Some Ouolof names and some Latin generic names are added. Prepared in Senegal, but without exact date.
Repository Details
Part of the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation Archives Repository