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's-Gravenhage [The Hague], Martinus Nijhoff, 1910. 8vo (25.0 x 16.0 cm). x, 361 pp., 31 photographic plates, portrait (frontispiece, tissue-guarded). Original pictorial wrappers. = Franz Junghuhn (1809-1864) was one of the great researchers of present-day Indonesia, mainly as geologist, volcanologist, topographer, and botanist, in particular of Java. He died of a combination of several horrible tropical diseases, and the refusal to any help. This memorial volume includes a large section of Junghuhn bibliography by Muller. Deals with Junghuhn's contributions to the palaeontology of Java by K. Martin; geology, by Verbeek; ethnography by Nieuwenhuis; botany by Koorders, and Niermeyer. On the front wrapper, the title is given as F. Junghuhn. Gedenkboek 1809-1909. In the rear are reproductions of 48 photos made by Junghuhn. Uncut. Provenance: the name F. F. N. v. d. Veer written in the top margin of te front free endpaper recto. Slight shelf-wear andfoxing to the wrappers only, internally clean. A very good copy of this seldom-seen work.