Isaac Johannes Lamotius

Isaac Johannes Lamotius (bapt. 29 May 1646 in Beverwijk – 1718)[1] or (1653–1710)[2][3] was governor of Mauritius from 1677 to 1692. Lamotius was interested in arts and knowledge and became an ichthyologist; he made 250 drawings of fishes which are kept in Paris.[3]

  1. ^ "Home Isaac Johannes Lamotius". Rkd.nl. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
  2. ^ "Les Planches inédites de Poissons et autres animaux marins de 'Indo-Ouest Pacifique. Isaac Johannes Lamotius (1646-c.1718) and his Paintings of Indo-West Pacific Fishes and Other Marine Animals". 9 February 2007. Archived from the original on September 11, 2011. Retrieved January 13, 2011.
  3. ^ a b Holthuis, Lipke Bijdeley; Pietsch, Theodore Wells (2006). Les Planches inédites de poissons et autres animaux marins de l'Indo-Ouest Pacifique d'Isaac Johannes Lamotius. Paris: Publications scientifiques du Muséum. ISBN 978-2-85653-901-9. OCLC 1151533443.