Fauna Japonica

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Fauna Japonica is a landmark 19th-century zoological work that systematically documented and illustrated the animal species of Japan for a European scientific audience.

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instanceOf 19th-century book
scientific publication
zoological work
audienceRegion Europe NERFINISHED
contributedTo introduction of Japanese species to European taxonomy
countryOfFocus Japan NERFINISHED
documentationScope invertebrates of Japan
vertebrates of Japan
documentationType morphological descriptions
species descriptions
species plates
geographicScope Japanese archipelago
hasGenre natural history
scientific monograph series
hasIllustrations yes
hasPart Fauna Japonica: Aves NERFINISHED
Fauna Japonica: Chelonia NERFINISHED
Fauna Japonica: Crustacea NERFINISHED
Fauna Japonica: Insecta NERFINISHED
Fauna Japonica: Mammalia NERFINISHED
Fauna Japonica: Mollusca NERFINISHED
Fauna Japonica: Pisces NERFINISHED
Fauna Japonica: Reptilia NERFINISHED
historicalPeriodDocumented Edo period Japan
illustrationStyle hand-colored plates
impact foundation for later studies of Japanese zoology
intendedAudience European scientists
language French
Latin
mainSubject Japanese fauna
zoology
medium printed book
notableFor detailed zoological illustrations
early Western survey of Japanese fauna
systematic documentation of Japanese animal species
publicationCentury 19th century
publisher Lugduni Batavorum (Leiden) publishers NERFINISHED
purpose to catalog Japanese animal species for European science
referenceWorkFor taxonomy of Japanese animals
scientificDiscipline systematics
taxonomy
timePeriodOfCreation first half of the 19th century
title Fauna Japonica NERFINISHED
usedIn historical biogeography of East Asia
nomenclatural studies of Japanese species

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Philipp Franz von Siebold notableWork Fauna Japonica