SCHÜTTE, Johann Heinrich
Anthropotheologia, Dat is; aanwyzing hoe men uit de beschouwinge des menschen … de almacht … Godts kan kennen …
Amsterdam, Dirk onder de Linden en zoon, 1769
8vo, later half-leather binding, title-page in two colours, [2] + vi + 327 p., 4 plates; beautiful copy
First Dutch translation published the same year as the German first edition, complete with 4 illustrations. This physico-theological text was written by the German physician and naturalist Johann Heinrich Schütte (1694-1774). It encompasses a detailed observation of human physiology, human procreation and demography (with due recognition to Johann Peter Süssmilch), death and resurrection. Physico-theology celebrated the study of nature as a way toward recognising God as Creator, demonstrating the compatibility of the biblical record with new science. In his preface Schütte pays respect to William Derham, Peter Ahlwardt, Friedrich Christian Lesser, and Adam Gottlob Schirach. Beautiful copy of this scarce and curious work between science and religion.
