Hendrik Adriaan van Reede tot Drakenstein (1636-1691) and Hortus Malabaricus : a contribution to the history of Dutch colonial botany

This text is a reference work for botanists studying the flora of South Asia. As commander of Malabar, van Reed was responsible for compiling the Hortus Malabaricus, a major publication of the flora and medical use of plants. Cover 1 Half Title 2 Title Page 4 Copyright Page 5 Table of Contents 6 Introduction 8 Summary 12 Samenvatting 15 PART ONE: HENDRIK ADRIAAN VAN REEDE TOT DRAKENSTEIN 18 1: Van Reede in the Netherlands 1636-1650 20 2: Van Reede abroad 1650-1678 24 Cape of Good Hope 1657 24 Batavia 1657 27 The conquest of Malabar 1658-1663 30 Inspections of Malabar 1663-1667 35 First captain and sergeant-major of Ceylon 1667-1669 44 Commander of Malabar 1670-1677 48 Extraordinary Councillor of India 1677 68 3: Van Reede in the Netherlands 1678-1684 74 Arrival in the Netherlands 74 The Equestrian Order and the States of Utrecht 74 The Van Reede family 74 Hortus Malabaricus 76 Appointment as Commissioner-General of the Western Quarters 81 4: Van Reede abroad 1684-1691 86 Cape of Good Hope 1685 86 South Ceylon 1685 93 Bengal 1686-1687 94 Coromandel 1687-1689 95 North Ceylon 1689-1690 95 Tuticorin 1690-1691 95 Malabar 1691 97 Death and funeral 98 5: Epilogue 104 Francina van Reede 104 Elisabeth Antonia van Panhuizen 107 PART TWO: HORTUS MALABARICUS 110 Introduction 112 6: Bibliography 114 Description 114 7: Viridarium Orientale of Matthew of St. Joseph 122 The Paris Codex of Viridarium Orientale 124 8: Drawings of Hortus Malabaricus 142 Description 142 9: Renaissance botany 156 10: Plant descriptions of Hortus Malabaricus 160 General scheme of the descriptions 160 Genesis of the descriptions 161 11: Commentaries 170 Arnold Syen 170 Jan Commelin 176 12: Insertion of Hortus Malabaricus in the botanical literature 188 PART THREE: ANNOTATED LIST OF PLANTS 194 Signs and abbreviations 195 Annotated list of plants 196 Volume 1 196 Volume 2 204 Volume 3 211 Volume 4 216 Volume 5 223 Volume 6 228 Volume 7 235 Volume 8 240 Volume 9 246 Volume 10 256 Volume 11 267 Volume 12 274 Appendices 282 Map of Malabar 290 Literature 292 Index of persons 298 Index of geographical names 302 Index of plant names 306 Index of animal names 310 Index of ship names 312 Studie over de botanische activiteiten van de VOC-bewindhebber in Malabar, Hendrik Adriaan van Reede tot Drakenstein (1636-1691). NL-ZmNBD