Zoölogische voorwerpen uit Japan en de naturaliënverzameling van Henricus d’Acquet (1632-1706)

Abstract

Zoological objects from Japan in the natural history collection of Henricus d'Acquet (1632-1706) Henricus d'Acquet (1632-1706), burgomaster of Delft, had an important and large collection of curiosa, mainly with objects from nature. Many of these objects were depicted. The pictures are in a portfolio preserved at the Library of the Royal Institute for the Tropics in Amsterdam. Among the depicted objects are eighteen zoological specimens from Japan. D'Acquet received these specimens mainly from Willem Wagemans (1665-1726), barber-surgeon for the Dutch East-India Company at Dejima. The pictures are among the earliest of Japanese animals preserved in the Netherlands. Particulars of the portfolio are discussed, the annotations on the pictures of 'Japanese animals' are analysed and the present names of the animals are given.