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De Indiae utriusque re naturali et medica libri quatuordecim.
Publication Details
Amsterdam: apud L. et D. Elzevirios, 1658 CE.
This is an extensively revised and enlarged second edition of Piso’s Historia naturalis Brasiliae (1648). In this edition Piso reprinted Bontius's De medicina Indorum (1642) with two additional books on Asian flora and fauna. Piso introduced ipecacuanha into Europe. Reproduced in part, with translation, in Opuscula Selecta Neerlandicorum de Arte Medica, 1937, No. 14. See Nos. 2263.1 & 5303. Digital facsimile from the Internet Archive at this link.
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Thematic Classifications
| Catalog Metadata | Reference Information |
|---|---|
| Entry Number | #1825 |
| Permanent Link | https://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/2125 |
| Author Bio Link | Wikipedia ↗ |
| External URL | de-indiae-utriusque-re-naturali-et-medica-libri-quatuordecim |
Geographic Context
Publication place: Amsterdam