Florula Ludoviciana; or, a Flora of the State of Louisiana by RAFINESQUE, C[onstantine] S[amuel] - 1817

1817. RAFINESQUE, C[onstantine]. S[amuel]. Florula Ludoviciana; or, a Flora of the State of Louisiana. Translated, Revised, and Improved, from the French of C.C. Robin. New York: C. Wiley & Co., 1817. 1st ed. 178pp. Orig. printed wrappers bound into period style full calf. A fine copy. Rare. This is the first work devoted entirely to the botany of Louisiana. It is a greatly expanded translation of a section from vol. 3 of Robin's Voyages dans l'Interiuer de la Louisane (Paris, 1807). Rafinesque revised Robin's nomenclature but retained his general classification scheme. Rafinesque is considered one of the great pioneers of natural science in America. Sabin 72031.