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Prevost, A. F. 



(21 vols.), 1755-67; German, Leipzig (21 vols.), 

 1747-74; Spanish, Madrid (28 vols.), 1763-71. 



Not seen, and not known whether the ver- 

 sions contain all the data of the 1st ed. This 

 probable save in case of the English ed. noted. 



Preyel or Preyelius, Adam. Arti- 

 ficia hominum ad miranda naturae in 

 Sina et Europa, etc. Franoofurti, 1655. 

 12°. Pre-Linn. 1655.1 



42 species of Chinese and European fishes are 

 described. 



This title is commonly cited as anonymous, 

 but Gronow (p. 12), on the authority of Voigt, 

 credits it as above. 



Prueckmannus, Fredericus. See 

 Bruckmann, Fredericus. 



Purchas, Samuel [c.1577-1626] 

 Purchas his pilgrimage; or relations of 

 the world . . . from the creation unto 

 this present; in foure parts . . . etc. 

 London, 1613. 4°. Pre-Linn. 1613.1 



This is the 1st ed. The 2nd, 1614; 3rd,. 1617. 

 Next comes: 



Purchas his pilgrim, etc. Lon- 

 don, 1619. Pre-Linn. 1619.1 



This was followed by Purchas's magnum opus: 



Halduytus posthumois, or Pur- 

 chas his pilgrimes. Contayning a his- 

 tory of the world in sea-voyages and 

 lande-travellsby Englishmen and others. 

 4 parts. London, 1625-26. fol. 



Pre-Linn. 1625.1 



Notes on fishes scattered throughout. 



Dutch version, Amsterdam, 1655. The only 

 modern reprint was issued at Glasgow, 1905-07 

 in English. 



Pyrard de Laval, Frangois. Voyage 

 F. P. de Laval contenant sa naviga- 

 tion aux Indes Orientales, Maldives, 

 Moluques, & au Br^sil, etc. Paris, 1579. 

 Pre-Linn. 1579.1 



Fishes and fishing, p. 6-8, 88, 136-141. 

 Other eds.; 1611, 1619. Available for Eng- 

 lish present-day readers as : 



The voyage of F. Pyrard of Laval to the 

 East Indies. 2 vols. Hakluyt Soc, Works, 

 1887-90, no. 76, 77, 80. 8°. 



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Quercu, Leodegarius d, pseudonym 

 for Duchesne, Liger [ -1588] In 

 Ruellium de stirpibus epitome. Cui 

 accesserunt volatilium, gressilium, 

 piscium, & placentarum, magis fre- 

 quentium apud Gallias nomina. Pari- 

 siis, 1539. 24 p. 12°. Pre-Linn. 1539.1 



This work formed the basis' of E. Estienne's 

 "De Latinis et Grsecis nominibus arborum," &c. 

 Another ed., with shghtly different title is: 



In Johannem Ruellium de stir- 

 pibus latino-gallica epitome, item vola- 

 tilium, gressiUum, piscium, & planta- 

 rum apud Gallos magis frequentium 

 nomina. Rothomagi [Roueni, 1539. 8°. 

 Pre-Linn. 1539.2 



Other eds.: Paris, 1543 & 1544; Cadomi, 1549- 



