The Curious Mister Catesby: A truly Ingenious Naturalist Explores New Worlds
In 1712, English naturalist Mark Catesby (1683-1749) crossed the Atlantic to Virginia. On retutning home to England, he began the twenty-year task of writing, etching, and publishing his monumental The Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands. The international contributors to this volume review Catesby's biography alongside the historical and scientific significance of his work.
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Produktdetails
Weitere Autoren: Nelson, E. Charles (Hrsg.) / Elliott, David J. (Hrsg.)
- ISBN: 978-0-8203-4726-4
- EAN: 9780820347264
- Produktnummer: 17088958
- Verlag: Univ Of Georgia Pr
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
- Seitenangabe: 456 S.
- Masse: H28.7 cm x B21.0 cm x D3.5 cm 1'860 g
- Reihenbandnummer: 12
- Gewicht: 1860
Über den Autor
E. Charles Nelson is a botanist who served for two decades as a Horticultural Taxonomist at the National Botanic Gardens in Glasnevin, Dublin. He served as Honorary Editor of Archives of Natural History (1999-2012) and has written or edited, singly or collaboratively, nearly forty books. His most recent title is Shadow among Splendours: Lady Charlotte Wheeler-Cuffe's Adventures among the Flowers of Burma, 1897-1921. David J. Elliott is founder, chairman, and now Honorary Trustee of the Kiawah Island Natural Habitat Conservancy. He has been executive director of the Catesby Commemorative Trust since 2002.
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