Explorers' botanical notebook : in the footsteps of Theophrastus, Marco Polo, Linnaeus, Flinders, Darwin, Speke and Hooker / text Florence Thinard ; photographs Yannick Fourie ; translation: Barb Collishaw.
Publisher:
Firefly Books,
Copyright Date:
2016
Description:
175 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 36 cm
Translation of: L'herbier des explorateurs : sur les traces de Theophraste, Jussieu, La Perouse, Darwin, Livingstone, Monod. Includes bibliographical references (pages 164-166) and index.
Contents:
Introduction. Voyages to plants unknown -- Portraits of the botanical explorers.
Summary:
"This book follows the journey of over 80 pioneering botanists and the important findings and collections they have made. It includes each journey and routes taken with the help of maps and personal notes. Each story explains the complications and difficulties that each botanist had to overcome but the many discoveries made along the way."-- Provided by publisher.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.