Engelbert Kaempfers Amoenitates Exoticae Von 1712 [German]

by Detlef Haberland

English summary: Engelbert Kaempfer (1651-1716) is one of the more notable and discussed personalities in the history of science and travel. Quite legendary and highly praised for his exploits, he is best known, even today, for the now three-hundred year old work, the "Amoenitates Exoticae," first published in Lemgo in 1712. Because Kaempfer wanted to make his Asiatic research trip known to the scientific community through the "Amoenitates,"...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: German
• ISBN: 3447102888
• ISBN13: 9783447102889
• Release Date: December 2014
• Publisher: Harrassowitz
• Length: 304 Pages