Physica Sacra
Artwork Details
- Title: Physica Sacra
- Author: Written by Johann Jakob Scheuchzer
- Illustrator: Illustrated by Johann Melchior Füssli (Swiss, Zurich 1677–1736 Zurich)
- Publisher: Published by Johann Andreas Pfeffel (German, Augsburg 1674–1748 Augsburg)
- Engraver: Engraved by Johann August Corvinus (German, Leipzig 1683–1738 Augsburg)
- Engraver: Engraved by Jakob Andreas Fridrich the Elder (German, Nuremberg 1684–1751)
- Engraver: Engraved by Georg Daniel Heümann (German, Nuremberg, 1691–1759)
- Engraver: Engraved by Johann Gottlieb Thelot (German, active Augsburg, 1708–1760)
- Engraver: Engraved by Georg Lichtensteger (German, Nuremberg, 1700–1781)
- Engraver: Engraved by Catharina Sperlingen (German, 18th century)
- Published in: Augsburg & Ulm
- Date: 1731–35
- Medium: engravings
- Dimensions: Overall: 15 3/4 x 9 13/16 x 2 9/16 in. (40 x 25 x 6.5 cm)
- Classification: Books
- Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
- Object Number: 51.514.2.1-.4
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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