Fougeroux de Bondaroy was a plant physiologist and archaeologist who traveled extensively in France and Italy. He studied plant physiology under his uncle, Henri-Louis Duhamel du Monceau, and worked with him on the projected revision of his most famous book, Traite des arbes et arbustes. Fougeroux de Bondaroy published Recherches sur les ruins d'Herculaneum (1769), Art du tunnelier, and Memoires sur la formation des os (1763).

Provenance

Purchased from Offenbacher ($8,547.62) and accessioned, 07/26/1974 (1974 981e-L ms).

General physical description

14 volumes.

Early American History Note

This manuscript collection falls outside the geographic scope of the Early American guide (British North America and the United States before 1840). It may be of interest to scholars interested in global history, international relations, imperialism, or the U.S. in the world.

Corporate Name(s)

• Académie royale des sciences (France)

Genre(s)

• Architectural drawings.
• Catalogs.
• Journals (notebooks).
• Minutes.
• Sketches.

Geographic Name(s)

• Italy -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800.
• Naples (Italy) -- Description and travel.
• Rome (Italy) -- Description and travel.
• Rome -- Buildings, structures, etc.

Personal Name(s)

• Fougeroux de Bondaroy, Auguste-Denis,1732-1789.
• Lalande, Joseph Jérôme Le Fran, 1732-1807

Subject(s)

• Beyond Early America
• Fruit trees.
• Library catalogs -- 18th century.
• Musical instruments, Ancient -- Italy.
• Natural history.
• Voyages and travels.
• Wire industry -- 18th century.