George Everhard Rumphius (1627-1702) was a German-born botanist who was employed by the Dutch East India Company. His major work, Het Amboinsche kruidboek or Herbarium Amboinense, a catalog of the plants on the island of Amboina (in modern-day Indonesia), was published posthumously in 1741. This portrait was made by his son, Paul Augustus Rumphius, around 1695-96. The inscription at the bottom reads, in part, “EFFIGIES / GEORGII EVERHARDI RUMPHII, HANOVIENSIS AETATS: LXVIII.”
Depicted: Rumpf, Georg Eberhard
Location: Currently not on view
Subject: PortraitsPharmacy
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Related Publication: Urdang, George and Ferdinand William Nitardy. The Squibb Ancient Pharmacy: A Catalogue of the Collection
Credit Line: Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Data Source: National Museum of American History
Id Number: 1991.0664.0021Accession Number: 1991.0664Collector/Donor Number: SAP 921
Object Name: printOther Terms: print; ART OBJECTS
Physical Description: paper (overall material)ink (overall material)white (overall color)black (overall color)engraving (overall production method/technique)Measurements: overall: 34.5 cm x 22.2 cm; 13 9/16 in x 8 3/4 in
Metadata Usage: CC0
Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-b2a1-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
Record Id: nmah_993987
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