In the Footsteps of Joseph Dalton Hooker : A Sikkim adventure

by Seamus O'Brien

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Format Hardback or Cased Book

ISBN-10 1842466569

ISBN-13 9781842466568

Publisher Royal Botanic Gardens

Imprint Kew Publishing

Country of Manufacture IT

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Nov 1st, 2018

Print length 304 Pages

Weight 1,968 grams

Dimensions 29.50 x 25.10 x 2.70 cms

Product Classification: Trees, wildflowers & plants Expeditions

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In 1847 Joseph Dalton Hooker (1817-1911) embarked on an expedition to Sikkim in the eastern Himalaya, a region where he would discover a huge number of botanical treasures previouslyunknown to the West.

Fascinating travelogue in the footsteps of the great scientist Joseph Dalton Hooker’s travels in SikkimThe author retraces the journey taken by Hooker in the mid-19th century, describing the contrast between the area then and nowWonderful celebration of an amazing adventure by one of history’s greatest scientistsFully illustrated throughout with historic and modern photography of the plants and habitatIncludes extracts from Hooker’s journals, as well as his sketches and maps

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