HACQUET, Belsazar: — Oryctographia Carniolica, oder Physikalische Erdbeschreibung des Herzogthums Krain, Istrien und zum Theil der benachbarten LŠnder. 4 Teile in 1 Band.

Leipzig, Breitkopf, 1778, 1781, 1784, 1789. in-4to, I. Theil) XVI + 162 S. + 1 Bl. (Verbesserungen), das Kupfer-Frontispiz zum 3. Theil beigebunden / 2. Theil) Frontispiz + XXXII + 186 S. (sic 184 - S.123 springt auf S 126, ohne Verlust) + 1 Bl. (= Zusatz zu S. 152) / 3. Theil) Frontispz + XX + 184 S. / 4. Theil) Frontispiz + XVI + 91 S. mit einigen Textkupfern. Insges. 3 Frontispices + 2 mehrfach gefalt. Landkarten und 19 gefalt. Tafeln (13 + 6 - alles in Kupferstich). Petter E. Obergfell, Original-Pappband. Marmorierter Papierumschlag, Rotschnitt. Erste Ausgabe, - "Rare. A richly illustrated work, describing the geology, paleontology and mineral richesness of Istria, where the author lived a number of years.". - "Oryctographia Carniolica (Carniolan Mineralogy; with the subtitle : oder Physikalische Erdbeschreibung des Herzogthums Krain, Istrien, und zum Theil der benachbarten LŠnder, `or a Physical Geography of the Duchy of Carniola, Istria, and in Part the Neighboring Lands`) is a work in 4 parts by Belsazar Hacquet, published in Leipzig, It discusses the physical properties of the Duchy of Carniola, Istria, and parts of the neighboring lands. It also includes an in-depth description of the Idrija mercury mine. The front page of the work presents the first known depiction of Triglav, the highest mountain in Slovenia. The copper engraving was produced by C. Conti after a drawing by Franz Xaver Baraga" (Wikipedia Abruf vom 18.09.2023). - "His most important work `Oryctographia carniolica or Physical (=geological) description of Carniola` contains descriptions of rocks, ores, fossils, as well as surface and underground features. In Carniola, karst is prevailing and therefore there is a lengthy description of karst geology and geomorphology included. His classification of mountains specially mentions Montes secundarii formed by grey limestone. Of surface features dolines, glacio-karstic dolines on high plateaus (with temperature and vegetation inversion), and karst poljes are mentioned. Hacquet presumed the evolution from flooded polje (seasonal lake) to a dry one. To explain the weathering and dissolution of limestone Hacquet took into account the differences between the rock, the exposition and its element content. That is the reason why Gams regarded him as a precursor of a climatic geomorphology and the "father" of corrosion theory. Hacquet has also found the difference between limestone and dolomite. His description of dolomite as Lapis suillus preceded the one of D. Dolomieu for 13 years. Hacquet`s statements were not based on observation only, but on the experiment too. When looking upon Hacquet`s explanations and results we must not forget that Hacquet`s time was still time of parapathetic logic, of four elements and of the principle of burning - the flogiston" (Andrej Kranjc, Baltazar Hacquet (1739/40-1815), the Pioneer of Karst Geomorphologists). Please notify before visiting to see a book. Prices are excl. VAT/TVA (only Switzerland) & postage. Edition originale- Holzmann/B. III, 7953 ; …BL II, 133 f. ; Poggendorff I, 986. ;Wurzbach VII, 164.