Ilstrom, Johann. Vom Fischfange in Preussen, und dem Fischfange mit Kockelskernern. Samml. Nat. u. Med., Kunst u. Litt.-Gesch., Breslau, 1721, 15. Vers., 181. Pre-Linn., 1721.1

Beskrifning om körfogelens (Mergus merganser] nytta, när fiskehus hlifva bygde för honom uti salt-eller insio-vikar. K. Svensk. Vetensk. Acad. Handl., 1749, 10, 190-196.

Pre-Linn. 1749.1

Beschreibung des Gebrauches der Tauscher-Gans, wenn für sie FischHauser an Meerbusen oder Seen im Lande erbauet werden. König. Schwed. Akad. Abhandl., 1749 (1754), 11, 197– 208.- Analect. Transalp., 1762, 2, 194– 197. Pre-Linn. 1754.1

See note under Kästner, A. G., Pre-Linn.

Mittel, um eine Menge Fische mit der Angel oder Netze zu fangen. Brem. Magaz., 1757, 1, 2. St., no. 59. Pre-Linn. 1757.1

Imperato, Ferrante [1550-1625] Historia naturale, nella quale si tratta della diversa condizion de minere, pietre preziose, e altre curiosita, con varie istorie di piante e animale. Neapoli, 1593. fol. Pre-Linn. 1593.1

This is the exceedingly rare and almost unknown first edition. The following, a "second impression" it is called, is commonly taken for the first edition.

Dell' historia naturale . . . libri XXVIII, nella quale ordinatamente si tratta della diversa condition di minere e pietre. Con alcune historie di piante & animali; sin' hora non date in luce. Napoli, 1599. xxiv, 791 p. figs.

Pre-Linn. 1599.1

Discorsi intorno a diversi cose naturali. Napoli, 1628. 2 pls. 4°. Pre-Linn. 1628.1 Contains a reference to object called "batrachite," or "boufonite."

Historiæ naturalis libri XXIIX. Accesserunt nonnullæ Johannis Mariæ Ferri adnotationes ad librum XXVIII. Nunc primum ex italica in linguam con

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versa latinam. Coloniæ, 1695. 928 p. figs. 4°. Pre-Linn. 1695.1

Probably the best ed. of the "Historia." Other eds. in Italian are: Naples, 1610, 4°, & Venice, 1672, fol. with 669 woodcuts. Versions are said to have been issued in Latin, at Cologne, Leipsic & Bremen in 1692 or 1695.

Copies of early eds. in H., Arn., A. M. N. H., P. A. S.

Imperato, who was a pharmacist of Naples. possessed a cabinet of curiosities which are described in the work listed above. According to Schröter and Haller, the real writer of the book was Nicolas Antonio Stelliola, who did the work for a price, while Imperato wrote himself down as the author. The descriptions of animals form a comparatively small part of the whole, which has mainly to do with agriculture and mineralogy. Among the illustrations is the earliest printed figure of the remora.

Ingrams, Tractatio de torpedine anglice. (In Student of Oxford, no. 2.) Hannover. Gel. Anz., 1750, 83. Pre-Linn. 1750.1

Isachius, Alfonsus. De venatione tractatus, in quo de piscatione, aucupio, sylvestriumque insectatione agitur. Regii, 1570. 8°. Pre-Linn. 1570.1

2nd ed.; Regii, 1625. 4°.

Isidore of Seville (Lat. Isidorus Hispalensis) [c. 560-636] Liber etymologiarum. Augsburg. 1472.

Pre-Linn. 1472.1

Auctarium rariorum musei regii.
Pre-Linn. 1699.1

Hafniæ, 1699. fol.

rerum

Museum regium, seu catalogus tam naturalium, quam artificialium, quæ in Hafnia asservantur in basilica bibliotheca Friderici IV. Daniæ & Norwegia monarcha... ab O. Jacobao . . . quondam describtus, nunc vero magna ex parte auctior uberioribusque commentariis . . . illustratus, accurante J. Lauerentzen. Havniæ, 1710. 260 p. 56 pls.

Pre-Linn. 1710.1

Jonston, John [1603-1675] Thaumatographia naturalis, in decem classes divisa, in quibus admiranda cœli, elementorum, meteororum, fossilium, plantarum, avium, quadrupedum, exsanguium, piscium et hominis. Amstelo damæ, 1632. 501 p. fol.

Pre-Linn. 1632.1 Other eds. appeared in 1632, 1633, 1661 & 1665, and an English version (noted below) in 1657.

Historia naturalis de piscibus et cetis libri v, cum æneis figuris. (Pars I. Francofurti ad Monum, [1649]. 228 p. 47 pls. fol. Pre-Linn. 1649.1

Historia naturalis animalium. Francofurti, 1650. figs. fol.

Pre-Linn. 1650.1 Other eds. are: Frankfort, 1653 & 1662; Amsterdam, 1657, & 1678 (English).

An history of the wonderful things of nature, set forth in ten severall classes. Wherein are contained . . . ix. The wonders of fishes. Written by Johannes Jonstonus, and now rendered into English by a person of quality. London, 1657. Pre-Linn. 1657. This is a translation of the author's "Thaumatographia naturalis," 1632.

Wonders of fishes, Classis ix, pp. 289–306.

Tomus I. pars prima. Continet collectionem novam piscium Amboinensium ac historiam naturalem piscium et avium. pp. 1-40. 21 pls.

Tomus I, pars secunda. Historia naturalis piscium. pp. 1-160. 48 pls.

This work is a reprint of the author's "Historia naturalis de piscibus et cetis" (1649), together with other writings by him and by Frederic Henri Ruysch, M. D. This edition of the "Theatrum is often cited in bibliographies under the name of Ruysqh alone, leading to much confusion. See Ruysch, F. H. Pre-Linn. 1718.1 Other eds. of the Theatrum are: Heilbronn, 1755-57; Rouen, 1768.

This writer, of a family originally Scotch, was born at Lessno or Lessa, in Posen. His great service was in bringing together into one work the scattered observations of the many writers on ichthyology who had preceded him. Most of his data and figures are copied from Belon, Rondelet, Gesner, Olaus Magnus, Schonevelde, Marcgrave, and others. His books enjoyed great popularity and were many times republished in parts or in whole, in the original Latin or in translation. The various editions are with much difficulty set in order bibliographically.

The order above is approximately correct only. An absolutely correct bibliography of Jonston can only be made from the books themselves.

Jorath or Jorach [12th cent.] De animalibus. MS.

The natural history work by this 12th century oriental, perhaps Syrian writer, no longer extant, is frequently quoted by Albertus Magnus, Vincent de Beauvais, Konrad of Megenberg and Bartholomew Anglicus.

The identity of the author is uncertain. M. Steinschneider (Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. St. Petersb., 1869, 3. ser. 13, 128) suggests tentatively that "Jorath Chaldæus," as he is called by Bartholomew, may be the same as "Phoron Chaldeus."

This work has been twice reprinted; first in "Archæologia Americana." Trans. & Colls. Amer. Antiq. Soc., 1860, 4, 133-238. The second is a verbatim et literatim reprint by Wm. Veazie, Boston, 1865. 169 p. 8°. Fishes occupy pp. 59-76. They are discussed in Rept. U. S. Fish Comm. 1871-72 (1873), 1, 149–150. An account of two voyages to New England etc. By John Josselyn Gent. London, 1674. 279 p.

sm. 8°.

List of fishes, p. 113-114.

Pre-Linn. 1674.1

The 2nd ed., being a reprint of the 1st dated 1664. The 3rd, identical with both, London, 1675. For a present day reprint, see Colls. Mass. Hist. Soc., 1833, 3. ser. 3, 211-296.

Also reprinted verbatim by William Veazie, Boston, 1865. In this: fishes, p. 7-13; 82-89. Swordfish and whip-tailed shark attack whale, p. 7. Swordfish attacks ship, p. 12. The section on fishes is also found in Rept. U. S. Fish Comm. 1871-72 (1873), 1, 150-151.

Jovius, B. See Giovio, B.
Jovius, P. See Giovio, P.

Jussieu, (Le Cadet) Observation sur deux petits poissons réunis par le ventre. Mém. Acad. Sci. Paris, 1754, hist., 30. Pre-Linn. 1754.1

Jussieu, Antoine de [1686-1758] Recherches physiques sur les pétrifactions qui se trouvent en France de diverses parties de plantes et d'animaux étrangers. Mém. Acad. Sci. Paris, 1721 (1723), (hist., 1-4), 69-75; 322-324. 2 pls. Pre-Linn. 1723.1 Teeth of myliobatid rays figured and described.

Sur les pierres appelées yeux de serpents et crapaudines. Mém. Roy. Acad. Sci., 1723 (1725), 205–210. pl. Pre-Linn. 1725.1 Pharyngeal teeth of Labrus from Brazil.

The history of Japan, giving an account of . . its metals, minerals, trees, plants, animals, birds and fishes

with a description of . . . Siam. Written in High-Dutch and translated . . by J. G. Scheuchzer . . with the life of the author and an introduction, etc. 2 vols. London, 1727. lii, 612, 75, 11 p. 45 pls. fol.

Pre-Linn. 1727.1

Fishes, p. 34; 95-101. pls.
Various versions and editions follow.

Histoire naturelle . . . de l'empire du Japon . . . traduite en François sur la version Angloise de J. G. Scheuchzer. 2 vols. La Haye, 1729. illust. fol. Pre-Linn. 1729.1 Another French ed.: 3 vols. Amsterdam, 1732. De beschryving van Japan ... Uyt het Engelsch (of J. G. Scheuchzer in 't Nederduytsch vertdalt. Amsterdam, 1729. 50, 500 p. 32 pls. 6 maps. fol. Pre-Linn. 1729.2

Also published in abbreviated form in Arkstee & Merkus, "Allg. Hist. Reisen," 1753, vol. XI; and in Pinkerton's Voyages, 1811, vol. VII.

Other eds. are: London (2nd English ed.), 1728; The Hague, 1729 (2 eds. French & Dutch), 1731 & 1732; Rostock, 1749 (German); Moscow,

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1773 (Russian); Lemgo, 1774, 1777, 1779 (German).

The excellent English version of 1729 is available for present day readers as:

The history of Japan with a description of the kingdom of Siam, 1690-92 (J. G. Scheuchzer trans.) 3 vols. London, 1729. Reprinted by James McLehose & Sons, Glasgow, 1906.

The fishes of Japan with vernacular and Dutch names and 12 figs., vol. I, p. 217-235. Poisonous fishes, p. 217-222.

Kästner, A. G. (translator) [1719– 1800] Kästner translated Kongliga Swenska Wetenskaps Academien Handlingar, 1739–1779, 40 vols., into German and published the series at Hamburg and Leipsic, 1749-1783, in 41 vols. under the title Der Königlicher Schwedischen Akademie Abhandlungen. Of the Nya Handlingar (1780–1812), he translated the issues for the years 17801790 and published them in 12 volumes at Leipsic in 1784-92, under the title Neue Abhandlungen, etc. This will explain why the same article appears in both Swedish and German.

Kalm, Pehr [1715-1779] P. Kalm's Wästgötha och Bohusländska resa. Förrättad år 1742. Med anmärkningar uti historia naturali, physique, medicine etc. Stockholm, 1746. iv, 304, 14 p. illust. 8°. Pre-Linn. 1746.1