VIGIER (João). HISTORIA das Plantas da Europa, e das Mais Uzadas que vem de Azia, de Affrica & da America. En Lion. 1718

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VIGIER (João)
HISTORIA das Plantas da Europa, e das Mais Uzadas que vem de Azia, de Affrica & da America. Onde ve se suas figuras, seus nomes, em que tempo florecem & o lugar onde nacem. Com hum breve discurso de suas Qualidades e Virtudes especificas. Dividida em dois volumes, & acomodada na forma do grande Pinax de Gaspar Bauhino. En Lion: Na Officina de Anisson, Posuel & Rigaud, 1718.

2 v.; [56], 866, [74] pp.: il.; 165 mm.

A highly regarded work at the time, which brings together a brief description with the respective illustration of hundreds of plant species from around the world.

The author, French by birth, came to Portugal at the beginning of the 18th century, having established himself with a shop selling medicinal drugs and pharmaceutical preparations. According to Inocêncio, he became a naturalized citizen, having composed several works in Portuguese on medicine and pharmacy.

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