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Explorers´ Botanical Notebook
Florence Thinard
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Description for Explorers´ Botanical Notebook
Hardback. Tracing the journeys of pioneering botanists who explored the unknown parts of the world, collecting thousands of unusual plants, documenting their expeditions and illustrating their finds. Translator(s): Collishaw, Barb. Num Pages: 176 pages, 150 colour photos, illustrations & engravings, 80 maps. BIC Classification: PDX; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 354 x 223 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1196.
'The greatest pleasure of naturalists (understated by certain utilitarians) is to discover new species, to point to new islands on the map of nature, and to populate continents that seem to be deserts' - Richard Spruce, 1851. This splendid book traces the journeys of more than 60 pioneering botanists who explored the unknown world and collected thousands of unusual plants. Many were celebrated at home in Europe and England. Others were working in obscurity to fulfill their own desires and obsessions. But every one of these explorers made important finds, collecting and preserving unique and valuable plants and often establishing ... Read more
'The greatest pleasure of naturalists (understated by certain utilitarians) is to discover new species, to point to new islands on the map of nature, and to populate continents that seem to be deserts' - Richard Spruce, 1851. This splendid book traces the journeys of more than 60 pioneering botanists who explored the unknown world and collected thousands of unusual plants. Many were celebrated at home in Europe and England. Others were working in obscurity to fulfill their own desires and obsessions. But every one of these explorers made important finds, collecting and preserving unique and valuable plants and often establishing ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Firefly Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
Ontario, Canada
ISBN
9781770857636
SKU
V9781770857636
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-3
About Florence Thinard
Florence Thinard has a degree in history and international relations from the Institute of Political Studies in Paris. She worked in tourism in Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa, before becoming a journalist. She has written or co-authored more than 30 books, and lives in Toulouse, France. Yannick Fourie is a professional nature photographer. His images have appeared ... Read more
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