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BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTES. 

 XXVII. — The Dates of Humboldt and Bonpland's *' Voyage." 



So much difficulty is found by workers in ascertaining the dates 

 of books which have been publisiied in parts, that we do not hesi- 

 tate to place on record the results of an effort to elucidate the 

 periods of the actual publication of the zoology and botany of the 

 Voyatje aux regions eqiiinoxiales du Nouveau Continent, &C., by 

 Humboldt and Bonpland. With the exception of the two parts of 

 the Monoyraphia Melastomaceanim, dealing respectively with the 

 MelastovKB and Pihexie(B, our account is fairly complete ; anyone 

 possessing the unbound livraisons will confer a favour on us and 

 on others by filling up the gaps which remain in our list. 



The brief account of the zoology has already appeared in the 

 Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist, for 1899, but as we are able to add to the 

 information there given, we reprint it here, in order that the record 

 for the whole work may be, as far as possible, complete. 



ZOOLOGIE (Recueil d' Observations de). 

 This book was issued in livraisons as follows : — 



Vol. I., Uvr. 1, pp. 1-46 {& 47, 48), 1805, forming pp. 1-25 of 2nd issue. 



2, 49-104, 1807, „ 26-64 



3, 105-196, 1807, ,, 65-12(5 



4, 197-293, 1809, „ 127-200 & 253-259 of 



2nd issue. 

 5 & 6, 294-412, 1809, „ 261-297 & 201-252 & 



298-809 of 2nd issue. 



A break then occurred until 1812, when livraison 7 was issued, 

 with the following " Avis " on a loose slip of paper : — " Avec cette 

 Livraison, qui terminera le premier volume des Observations de 

 Zoologie et d'Anatomie comparee, on fournit aux Abonnes un 

 nouveau texte pour la totalite de ce volume. On a cru devoir faire 

 ce sacrifice, afin que cet ouvrage resemblat, pour le caractere et le 

 papier, a toutes les autres parties du Voyage de M. de Humboldt. 

 Les Acquereurs pourront faire relier ce volume ; ils rendront tout 

 le texte des livraisons precedentes, dont il ne conserverout que les 

 planches." Fortunately for nomenclature, the British Museum 

 (Natural History) secured some years ago a parcel of odd parts, 

 which prove to be a complete set of the first issue ; these are 

 properly cared for, and are of considerable interest. 



The completion of the work dates as follows : — 



Livr. 7, pp. 305-368 (with reprint of pp. 1-412 of 1st issue, forming 

 pp. 1-309 of 2nd issue), 1812 (title-page dated 1811), 

 Bibl. Fran?. 7, viii. 1812. 

 Vol. II., livr. 8, 1-64, 1813 (Bibl. Fran?. 2, i, 1813). 



9, 65-96, 1813 ( ,, 24, ix, 1813). 



10, 97-144, 1817 ( „ 13, xii, 1817). 



}M 145-224, J821 1 ( „ 15. ix, 1821). 



13, 225-256, 1827 ( „ 17, i, 1827). 



14 9^7 R^2 1832 1^ " 15, xii, 1832). 



14, 257-352, 1832 | (Title-page dated 1833). 



