Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Heppe, Johann Christoph, 1745-1806
Title:
Die drey reiche der natur.
Published / Created:
Nürnberg : Bey Christoph Daniel Henning, 1776-1780.
Physical Description:
3 volumes : illustrations ; 23 cm
Holdings:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
QH21.G3 D74 1780
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Attributed to Johann Christoph Heppe. See: British Library.

BAC: British Art Center copy incomplete: comprises one volume (v. 3?) only. Bound in contemporary green paper covered boards, with printed title label on spine.

Illustrated work, intended for children, describing the three kingdoms of nature (animals, plants, and minerals).
Subject Terms:
Natural history -- Germany -- Early works to 1800.
Form/Genre:
Engravings -- Hand-colored -- 1780.
Contributors:
Henning, C. D. (Christoph Daniel), 1734–1799, publisher.