Flora Cochinchinensis: Sistens Plantas in Regno Cochinchina Nascentes.
first edition
1790 · Ulyssipone [Lisbon]
by Loureiro, Joannis de.
Ulyssipone [Lisbon]: Typis et Expensis Academicis, 1790. First Edition. Two Volumes. Quarto, original calf rebacked in old-style calf, calf labels, uncut. Fine. Joao de Loureiro (1717-1791) was a Portuguese Jesuit missionary. In 1742 he travelled to Southeast Asia, remaining there for thirty-five years. He became a specialist in Asian flora, and upon his return he published Flora Cochinchinensis. (Inventory #: ess4563)