STIRBA de Stirbitz Franciszek, Opisanie zrzódeł minernych w Krynica Cyrkule Sandeckim znayduiących się

Description of the mineral springs in Krynica, Sandek Circula znayduiących się

By (...) Doctor of Medicine and C. K. Lekarz w Kąpielach Krynickich. Lvov 1816, printed by Jozef Sebnayder. 8 (small), pp. 89, [3], contemporary fl. binding.
Exegl. damaged, traces of soggy and stained pages, some pages repaired (restored losses), last page duplicated. Text in Polish and German.
Franciszek Stirba de Stirbitz (1780-1832), MD, born in Nowy Sącz, son of a physician. He completed his medical studies in Vienna in 1808. He practiced medicine in Nowy Sacz, and in 1814 was appointed spa physician in Krynica, as the first Polish-speaking physician, where he presided for the summer months. He contributed to the modernization of the spa facilities and the development of an English-style park and the construction of a promenade. On the basis of his observations, in 1816 he published a work in Polish and German on the indications and contraindications for treatment with Krynica's waters, and studied the properties of Krynica's mineral waters and measured the springs. He contributed to the popularization of stays in Krynica by improving road infrastructure. Rare.