One of the most important voyages of exploration of the 19th century, forming the fieldwork basis for his Origin of Species, fine copy in the contemporary green cloth, with a fine provenance
Contemporary hand-coloured copy with the coat of arms of the dedicatee on both boards
Rare complete copy with all 72 illustration plates in hand-coloured counterproofs (Merian charged much more for hand-coloured counterproofs of her prints)