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ROSENMULLER, Johann Christian.
Die Merkwuerdigkeiten der Gegend um Moggendorf..
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. While a student in Erlangen, Rosenmüller explored the many caves of Upper Franconia and in one discovered the remains of a now-extinct species of bear known as Ursus spelaeus.
- Published
- Berlin: Johann Frederich Unger, 1804.
- References
- Bobins 1067. 3 copies coted in OCLC, none in USA.
- Plates
- 6
- Binding/Size
- M=4to
- Value
- 0-5000
- Published
- Berlin: Johann Frederich Unger, 1804.
- Ref
- 5444
Small folio, title, pp. 1-8 preliminaries, pp. 9-90 text, 1-6 hand-coloured copper-engraved plates, modern 1/2 straight-grained dark red morocco over marbled boards, original wrappers bound in. The author was a remarkable professor of anatomy and surgery teaching and practicing at Leipzig University, who was also very interested in mineralogy. The caves described in this book were on the road to Erlangen, where he had studied medicine. Coloured plates in order: 1. Aussere. Ansicht der Rosenmullershohle. 2. Die Rosenmullershohle von Innen. 3. Grotte aus der Rosenmullershohle. 4. Der Bronnenstein. 5. Eingang zur Gailenreuther Hohle. 6. Die Riessenburg.
