263 - Marine Life.-ÂOliviÂ(Giuseppe)ÂZoologia Adriatica ossia catalogo ragionato degli Animali del Golfo e delle Lagune di Venezia,Â9 engraved folding plates,Âtyped ownership pasted to title, occasional light water-staining,Âcontemporary wrappers, title supplied in manuscript to backstrip, spine worn, edges uncut, [Nissen ZBI 3010], 4to, Bassano,Â1792.

Marine Life.-ÂOliviÂ(Giuseppe)ÂZoologia Adriatica ossia catalogo ragionato degli Animali del Golfo e delle Lagune di Venezia,Â9 engraved folding plates,Âtyped ownership pasted to title, occasional light water-staining,Âcontemporary wrappers, title supplied in manuscript to backstrip, spine worn, edges uncut, [Nissen ZBI 3010], 4to, Bassano,Â1792. *** A pioneer work on the marine fauna of the Adriatic, especially the Gulf and Lagoons of Venice. Giuseppe Olivi (1769-1795) was an Italian naturalist. Although he died at a young age he was the first to describe the rich fauna of this interesting part of the Adriatic. He was a correspondent of the prestigious Academy of Padua.