This exquisite volume is a compendium of natural history, featuring detailed illustrations of animals, plants, and minerals. The book includes commentary by renowned scientists Hieronymus David Gaubius and Peter Artedi, as well as a biography of the book's creator, the 18th century Dutch pharmacist and collector Albertus Seba.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.