Welsh Wizard Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 (edited) Hi all I finally managed to acquire a copy of Robert Plots, Natural History of Oxfordshire, written in 1677. Robert Plot was the first keeper of the Ashmolean Museum at Oxford University. I’ve included a link as it’s well worth a visit. https://www.ashmolean.org This is a large “portfolio” book and includes the first known picture of a dinosaur bone. It was misidentified (quite an interesting misidentification - look it up) but it is probably the broken end of a megalosaurus femur. There were only 750 copies of the first edition of this book published and it makes for a interesting read. This is a second edition from 1705, which has been very difficult to get a decent well priced copy. Edited April 30, 2022 by Welsh Wizard 4 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pachy-pleuro-whatnot-odon Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 (edited) That looks like an awesome book... and absolutely ancient to even the oldest book in my library (1866, if memory serves me right)! It's actually quite crazy to think books like these are still on the market today... So definitely a good catch, and no doubt an interesting read! Now if this would've been ten years ago, I'd have known a publisher that could've made a facsimile copy - as I think this is one of those iconic volumes to preserve for posterity - but they seem to have partially shifted focus over these past years as they grew... And that last plate is definitely a S. humanum (the full genus name seems to be deemed too inappropriate for the form, which, I guess, should also point people in the right direction ), you've misidentified as a dinosaur fossil... Edited April 30, 2022 by pachy-pleuro-whatnot-odon 2 'There's nothing like millions of years of really frustrating trial and error to give a species moral fibre and, in some cases, backbone' -- Terry Pratchett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsaacTheFossilMan Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 Hooray, Oxfordshire! Nice snap-up! 1 ~ Isaac; www.isaactfm.com "Don't move! He can't see us if we don't move!" - Alan Grant Come to the spring that is The Fossil Forum, where the stream of warmth and knowledge never runs dry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcfossilcollector Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 Very impressive! What an extraordinary acquisition! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pagurus Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 Congratulations on adding this scarce volume to your book and document collection! 1 1 Start the day with a smile and get it over with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 Great book but I had to do a double take on F.155 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 Wow! There's lovely. 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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