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BERNARD (Pierre), COUAILHAC (L.), GERVAIS, LEMAOUT (Emm.). LE JARDIN des Plantes. Paris. 1842-1843. - BERNARD (Pierre), COUAILHAC (L.), GERVAIS, LEMAOUT (Emm.) LE JARDIN des Plantes . Description complète historique et pittoresque du Muséum d'histoire naturelle, de la ménagerie, des serres, des galeries de minéralogie et d'anatomie et de la vallée suisse. Moeurs et instincts des animaux, botanique, anatomie comparée, minéralogie, géologie, zoologie [t. 2: Oiseaux, reptiles, poissons, insectes et crustacés]. Paris: L. Curmer, 1842-1843. 2 v.; [4], xxiv, 416 pp.; [4], 664 pp.; 147 [de 188] gravuras: il.; 270 mm. A work about the Jardin des Plantes and the Muséum d'Histoire naturelle in Paris, published at the height of the great 19th-century illustrated book era. It explores the institution's various sectors and collections—menagerie, greenhouses, galleries, and offices—linking the history of the establishment, descriptions of the spaces, and summaries of zoology, botany, comparative anatomy, mineralogy, and geology. A highly ambitious graphic edition: profusely illustrated with engravings and vignettes, including color prints, some of which are fold-out. ⚑ Auto-translated via Google Translate