Deel 1 & 2 issued in 1662 and 1667. Deel 3 issued posthumously in 1669, edited by Johannes Mey. See Dict. of scientific biog., V, p. 440 Dedication of deel 3 signed Clara de Bock, the author's widow Each deel has added t.p. in Latin, the first 2 etched (2nd signed by Goedaerdt), the 3rd engraved. Deel 2 has engraved port. of Goedaerdt by Reinier van Persyn after Willem Eversdyck Deel 1 t.p. in red and black; woodcut title vignettes, tail-pieces, initials Pagination, Deel 1: [40], 152, [16] p., [64] leaves of plates; deel 2: [24], 288, [16] p., [42] leaves of plates; deel 3: [18], 54, [2], [55]-208 p., [22] leaves of plates (part folded) extracted picklist SCNHRB copy (39088013484449, 39088013484480) lacking added engraved t.p. to deel 3 SCNHRB copy has bookplate: Collection of William Schaus, presented to the National Museum MCMV SCNHRB copy inscribed in ink on verso of front free endpaper of [v. 1]: H. Jekel SCNHRB copy stamped on t.p. of deel 1 & 3: Smithsonian Institution U.S. National Museum SCNHRB copy with occasional ink ms. notes and scribbles SCNHRB copy bound in contemporary vellum, title in ink ms. on spine; housed in linen-covered boxes