Die Merkwürdigkeiten der Gegend um Muggendorf.
Six finely engraved plates, three of which are aquatints & four are skillfully hand-colored. 90 pp. Folio, cont. marbled boards (minor foxing). Berlin: J.F. Unger, 1804.
First edition of this beautifully illustrated work; it is quite rare, and WorldCat locates no copy in North America. This is an account of the notable caves and other important geological features of the area around Muggendorf near Erlangen in Bavaria. Rosenmüller (1771-1820), was professor of anatomy and surgery at the University of Leipzig and a gifted artist of fine anatomical illustrations for his medical works and geological drawings for the present work.
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