The Ambonese Curiosity Cabinet Author:Georgius Everhardus Rumphius One of the great tropical naturalists of the seventeenth century, G. E. Rumphius-the "Indian Pliny"-spent most of his life stationed on the island of Ambon in eastern Indonesia. His classic text, the first modern work on tropical fauna, is here published in English for the first time. The book describes and illustrates the organisms of the seas ... more »surrounding Ambon, as well as minerals and rare concretions taken from animals and plants.« less