Histoire des drogues, espiceries et de certains médicamens, 1602

First edition in French.
Work translated from Latin by Antoine Colin from the treatises of Garcia da Orta (Gracie du Jardin) and Cristobal Acosta (Christophe De la Coste), Portuguese physicians, and that of Nicola Monardes (a physician from Seville).
The History of Drugs is a pharmacopoeia of plants from India and the Americas; it is one of the first books on exotic botany published in vernacular French.
The book lists the plants, fruits, animal and mineral spices of India and the New World, as well as their curative qualities, most of which were unknown to Europeans. The work includes a nomenclature in French, sometimes accompanied by the common name in other languages, notably that of the country of origin.
These treatises are adorned with 132 woodcuts drawn by Pieter van der Borcht and Charles de l'Ecluse.