Bibliograph

Explorers' botanical notebook, in the footsteps of Theophrastus, Marco Polo, Linnaeus, Flinders, Darwin, Speke and Hooker, text, Florence Thinard ; photographs, Yannick Fourie

Type

Label

Explorers' botanical notebook, in the footsteps of Theophrastus, Marco Polo, Linnaeus, Flinders, Darwin, Speke and Hooker, text, Florence Thinard ; photographs, Yannick Fourie

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 164-166) and index

resource.biographical

collective biography

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Explorers' botanical notebook

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

970658600

Responsibility statement

text, Florence Thinard ; photographs, Yannick Fourie

Sub title

in the footsteps of Theophrastus, Marco Polo, Linnaeus, Flinders, Darwin, Speke and Hooker

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

Table Of Contents

Introduction. Voyages to plants unknown -- Portraits of the botanical explorers

Classification