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195 - [Levant]. HASSELQUIST, Fredrik.
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[Levant]. HASSELQUIST, Fredrik. Journey to the Levant in the Years 1749, 50, 51, and 52 Paris: Saugrain, 1769. 2 parts in one in-12 volume, (2) ff., 260 pp.; (2) ff., 201-(2) pp. Light fawn half-basane binding, slightly later; smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets; red morocco title label with gilt title; speckled edges (spine faded and rubbed, a few scattered light foxing spots). French first edition, originally published in Swedish in 1757 under the title *Iter Palaestinum*. “The first systematic natural history of the Holy Land” (Blackmer). Hasselquist, one of Carl von Linné’s famous “apostles,” traveled through Palestine, Syria, Cyprus, Rhodes, and Chios to study the flora, fauna, and natural products there. He died in Smyrna in 1752 before he could publish his work, which was subsequently published posthumously by Linnaeus. Blackmer, pp. 312 [668].
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