Pre-Linnean Refers to botanical works published before Carl Linnaeus’s 1753 standardization of naming conventions. QK 349.7 R4 1675-86 copy 1 Volumes 5-6

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G A R D E N

O F T H E

I N D I A N M A L A B A R

P A R T F I V E

C O N C E R N I N G

T R E E S

A N D

B E R R Y - B E A R I N G S H R U B S

O F T H E K I N G D O M O F M A L A B A R,

Expressed in Latin, Malabari Malayalam, Arabic, and Brahman Konkani/Nagari characters and names,

Together with the Flowers, Fruits & Seeds, drawn in their natural size by most skilled painters

and depicted from life.

Added furthermore is an accurate description of the same, in which the colors, scents, tastes, qualities,

and principal medicinal powers are most precisely exhibited.

P R E P A R E D

By the Most Noble and Most Generous Lord,

HENRICUM VAN RHEEDE Hendrik van Rheede (1636–1691) was a colonial administrator of the Dutch East India Company and a dedicated naturalist., OF DRAAKESTEIN,

Lord of Mydrecht, formerly Governor of the Kingdom of Malabar, Extraordinary Senator of the Supreme Council among

the Dutch East Indies; but now enrolled in the name of the Knightly Order among the Illustrious and

Most Powerful Lords of the Province of Utrecht,

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JOHANNEM MUNNICKS Johannes Munnicks (1652–1711) was a Dutch physician and professor., M. D.

Professor in the same faculty of Anatomy and Botany at the Academy of Utrecht,

& City Physician of the Republic of Utrecht.

Augmented with notes and illustrated with commentaries by

JOANNES COMMELINUS Jan Commelijn (1629–1692) was a Dutch botanist who helped edit and provide scholarly context for the Malabar flora..

A circular emblem or printer's mark depicting a nest of birds (likely storks or herons) atop a gnarled, leafless tree stump, with a few leafy branches sprouting from the base. A cityscape is visible in the background. The circular border contains the Latin motto: "NIDOS NON ÆSTAS EST LÆTA COMPONITE DIU" Translation: "Build your nests; it is not a joyful summer for long." A memento mori or a call to industriousness. Library stamp on left side: LIBRARY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG. Duplicate. Red library stamp below emblem: Missouri Botanical Garden, 1893

A M S T E R D A M,

At the expense of the Widow of JOANNES van SOMEREN, the Heirs of JOANNES van DYCK,

HENRICI & the Widow of THEODORI BOOM

In the Year 1685.