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Rousset de Missy, Jean, 1686-1762
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Dissertatio de generatione et metamorphosibus insectorum Surinamensium: in qua, praeter vermes et erucas Surinamenses, earumque ... metamorphosin, plantae, flores et fructus, quibus vescuntur, et in quibus fuerunt inventae, exhibentur. His adjunguntur bufones, lacerti, serpentes, araneae, aliaque ... istius regionis animalcula ... Accedit appendix transformationum piscium in ranas, et ranarum in pisces. Dissertation sur la génération et les transformations des insectes de Surinam. Dans laquelle on traite des vers et des chenilles de Surinam, des plantes, fleurs, & fruits dont ils vivent & dans lesquels on les a trouvez. On y parle aussi des crapaux, lezards, serpens, aragnées & autres petits animaux du même païs, peints sur les lieux d'après nature, & depuis gravez avec beaucoup de soin.On y a joint un traité des changemens des poissons en grenouilles & des grenouilles en poissons / [Maria Sibylla Merian].
Merian, Maria Sibylla, 1647-1717.Date: 1726- Books
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The military history of His serene Highness Prince Eugene of Savoy, now generalissimo of the imperial army. As also of His Grace the late Duke of Marlborough, Prince of the Roman Empire, And of His Serene Highness the Prince of Nassau-Friezland, Father to his most Serene Highness the Prince of Orange. Containing A particular Description of all the principal Transactions of the Last War, and of all the Battles, Sieges, &c. in which their Highnesses of Savoy and Friezland commanded, in Conjunction with that glorious and ever-successful General. Together with Memoirs of the Life' of Prince Eugene, from his leaving the Court of France, and entering himself a Voluntier in the Emperor's Service, to his being made Commander in Chief of the Imperial Armies. Written in French by M. Dumont, Baron of Carelscroon, and Historiographer to the present Emperor, and by Mr. Rousset: and now faithfully translated into English by Paul Chamberlen, The Whole embellished and illustrated with a large Variety of whole Sheet Copper-Plates, taken from the original Designs, and engraven by the very best Hands, representing all the Battles and Sieges, in which those Generals were concerned, which is not attempted by any other.
Dumont, Jean, baron de Carlscroon, 1667-1727.Date: MDCCXXXVI. [1736]- Books
Histoire générale des insectes de Surinam et de toute l'Europe, contenant leurs descriptions, leurs figures, leurs differentes metamorphoses, de même que les descriptions des plantes, fleurs et fruits, dont ils se nourissent ... avec quelques détails sur les crapauds, lézards, serpens, araignées ... de Surinam ... troisieme edition, revue, corrigée, et augmentée par M. Buc'hoz ... à laquelle on a joint une troisieme partie qui traite des plus belles fluers / Par Mademoiselle Marie Sybille de Merian, en deux parties in-folio.
Merian, Maria Sibylla, 1647-1717.Date: 1771- Books
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The life and military history of His Grace the Duke of Marlborough, prince of the Roman Empire, and generalissimo of the British forces, in the late reign of Her Majesty Queen Anne. Containing, A particular Description of all the principal Transactions of the War, and of all the Battles, Sieges, &c. in which that glorious and ever-successful General commanded. Letters of Correspondence between his Grace and the Court of Hanover; also Letters that passed between his Grace and other Great Men, which the Duke left among other Papers, designed to be published by Mr. Glover and Mr. Mallet, who were appointed by the late Dutchess of Marlborough, in her Will, to write his Life. Likewise Letters from Emperor, the States General, King Charles III. of Spain, &c. to the Duke, with his Grace's Answers. To which will be added, the last will and testament of the Duke of Marlborough, never before published. The whole embellished and illustrated with a large variety of whole sheet copper plates, taken from the original Designs, and engraved by the best Hands; representing all the Battles, and Sieges, in which that general was concerned.
Dumont, Jean, baron de Carlscroon, 1667-1727.Date: MDCCLIV. [1754]- Books
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Observations on the sea- or pile-worms which have been lately discover'd to have made great ravages in the pile- or wood-works on the coast of Holland, &c. Containing A particular Account of their Make and Nature, and of the Use of their several Parts in Boreing and Feeding; with a particular Description of their Cells or Lodgments in the Wood. By Mr. Rousset, Of the Royal Academy of Sciences at Berlin. Done from the original Low-Dutch, and illustrated with copper-plates.
Rousset de Missy, Jean, 1686-1762.Date: 1733