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### Author
Ledermüller, Martin Frobenius (1719-1769), German "Justizrath" and naturalist at Bayreuth and Nürnberg.
**Abbreviated name**: *Lederm.* \[standard form in IPNI: *Lederm.*\]
#### Herbarium and types
Unknown.
#### Bibliography and biography
Barnhart 2: 358; BM 3: 1077; DNB 32: 357-358; Dryander 1: 216, 4: 125, 5: 320; HU 581; Kew 3: 394; Moebius p. 205, 436; NI 1156-1160; Plesch p. 303; PR 5142-5146 (ed. 1: 5647-5653); Rehder 5: 497; Tucker 1: 418.
- Fries, Th. M., Bref Skrifv. Linné 1(2): 249. 1908.
- Jourdan, A.J. L., Dict. Sci. méd. 5: 557-560. 1822 (bibl).
- Spiess, E., Abh. naturh. Ges. Nürnberg 8: 193-196. 1891 (bibl.).
### Publications
##### n.4288. Mikroskopische Gemüths- und Augenergötzung
**Title**
Martin Frobenius Ledermüllers,... *Mikroskopische Gemüths- und Augenergötzung*: bestehend, in ein Hundert nach der Natur gezeichneten und mit Farben erleuchteten Kupfertafeln, sammt deren Erklärung. Verlegt von Adam Wolffgang Winterschmidt, Kupferstecher in Nürnberg, gedruckt von Christian de Lamoy. \[Nürnberg\] \[1759-\] 1763. Qu.
**Abbreviated title**: *Mikrosk. Augenergötz.*
**Notes**
*Publ*.: In monthly issues, presumably of 10 pl. each, of which the precise dates are incompletely known: *Main work*: col. engr. front., p. \[i-xvi\], \[1\]-96, \[1-2\], 97-204, \[1-2\], *pl. 1-100*; *Nachleese*: front., \[i-xvi\], \[1\]-94, *pl. 1-50*, \[1-2\]. Publication took place as follows (information C. A. Oudemans; not complete):
*Mainwork*: p. \[1\]-96, *pl. 1-50.* 1759, in five (?) parts p. \[97\]-206, *pl. 51-100*, in five (?) parts Jan-Mai 1761.
*Nachleese*: I. Sammlung, p. \[1\]-20, *pl. 1-10.* 10 Apr 1762. II. Sammlung, p. 21-40, *pl. 11-20* shortly after 3 Mai 1762.
III. Sammlung, p. 41-54, *pl. 21-30*, probably Nov 1762.
IV. Sammlung, p. 79-94, *pl. 40-50*, probably Sep 1763.
*Preface material* Main work: t.p. after 1 Sep 1763 \[v?-xvi\]: preface material.
*Nachleese*: t.p. 1762, other p. \[v?-xvi\]. 1763.
*Copies*: NY, Teyler (with unpubl. information by C. A. Oudemans). – These copies do not contain the *Abgenoethigte Verteidigung* Nürnberg 1765 (n.v.) (see French translation "Réponse...".
*French translation*: 1764-1768, *Amusement microscopique* tant pour l'esprit, que pour les yeux; contenant cinquante estampes dessine'es d'apre's nature et enlumine'es, avec leurs explications... Nuremberg (Adam Wolfgang Winterschmidt) 1764\[-1768\]. Qu. *Copy*: UC (inf. D. E. Johnson).
*1*: 1764, p. \[i\]-\[viii\], \[1\]-126, \[1-2, adv.\], \[1-2, cont.\], title as above.
*2*: 1766, p. \[1\]-138, \[1-2, cont.\], "Deuxième cinquantaine des amusemens microscopiques ...".
*3*: 1768, p. \[i\]-\[viii\], \[1\]-118, \[1-2, cont.\]. "Troisième...".
\[*4*\]: 1768, p. \[1\]-23, \[1, adv.\], *pl. 1* (col.). "Réponse de Martin Frobe'ene Ledermüller à quelques objections et doutes...".
*Plates*: \[no t.p. in UC copy\]: frontisp., *pl. i-c, pl. i-l*, \[I, unnumbered\].
*Dutch translation*: 1776, Mikroskoopische Vermaaklijkheden, zo voor de oogen als voor den geest, behelzende de afbeeldingen van veelerley voorwerpen, zo van dierlyke lichaamen, als van planten en delfstoffen, die geheel of gedeeltelijk ten naauwkeurigste onderzogt, en in sterke vergrooting met hunne natuurlijke kleuren afgebeeld, als ook omstandig beschreven zijn... In't Nederduitsch vertaald en uitgegeven: Te Amsterdam, bij de Erven van F. Houttuyn. 1776 4 vols. Qu. *Copy*: U.
*1*: 1776, p. \[i-viii\], \[1\]-78, *pl. 1-50* (handcol. copper engr. auct.).
*2*: 1776, p. \[i, iii\], \[1\]-88, *pl. 51-100* (id.).
*3*: 1776, p. \[i, iii\], \[1\]-80, *pl. 1-50* (id.).
*4*: 1776, p. \[i, iii\], \[1\]-58, \[1-12, index\], *pl. 1-6, 1-6, 1-2*, \[*1*\], *1-8*.
*Second edition* of German original: Nürnberg 1802 (n.v., fide Spiess).