{"product_id":"a-naturalist-in-western-china-with-vasculum-camera-and-gun-being-some-account-of-eleven-years-travel-paperback-9781108030458","title":"A Naturalist in Western China with Vasculum, Camera and Gun; Being Some Account of Eleven Years' Travel (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108030458","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA Naturalist in Western China with Vasculum, Camera and Gun\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eBeing Some Account of Eleven Years' Travel\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA detailed account of a journey through Western China by a plant collector who spent much of his career there.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eErnest Henry Wilson (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108030458, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 7 July 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e408 pages, 57 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2.3 cm, 0.52 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eErnest Henry Wilson (1876–1930) was introduced to China in 1899 when, as a promising young botanist, he was sent there by horticulturalist Henry Veitch (1840–1924) to collect the seed of the handkerchief tree, Davidia involucrata, for propagation in Britain. Subsequent trips saw Wilson bringing back hundreds of seed samples and plant collections, introducing many Chinese plants to Europe and North America. He wrote extensively about his travels in China: this two-volume work was published in 1913. Although much of the text is concerned with plant life, Wilson also gives a great deal of attention to the wider landscape around him. In addition, Wilson took a camera, and these volumes contain photographs of parts of China rarely seen by Europeans in the early twentieth century. Volume 1 covers his travels from Hupeh (Hubei) to Szechuan and into the Tibetan region before ending at Wa Wu Shan.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Introduction Charles S. Sargent\u003cbr\u003e 1. Western China – mountain ranges and river systems\u003cbr\u003e 2. Western Hupeh – general topography and geology\u003cbr\u003e 3. Methods of travel – roads and accommodation\u003cbr\u003e 4. In quest of flowers – a journey in North-Western Hupeh\u003cbr\u003e 5. Forest and crag – across the Hupeh-Szechuan frontier\u003cbr\u003e 6. The red basin of Szechuan – its geology, mineral, and agricultural wealth\u003cbr\u003e 7. Eastern Szechuan – narrative of a journey from Taning Hsien to Tunghsiang Hsien\u003cbr\u003e 8. The ancient kingdom of Pa – narrative of a journey from Tunghsiang Hsien to Paoning Fu\u003cbr\u003e 9. The Chengtu Plain – 'The Garden of Western China'\u003cbr\u003e 10. North-Western Szechuan – narrative of a cross-mountain journey to Sungpan Ting\u003cbr\u003e 11. Sungpan Ting – the land of the Sifan\u003cbr\u003e 12. The Chino-Thibetan borderland – 'The Marches of the Mantzu'\u003cbr\u003e 13. The Chiarung tribes – their history, manners, and customs\u003cbr\u003e 14. Across the Chino-Tibetan borderland – Kuan Hsien to Romi Chango\u003cbr\u003e the flora of the Panlan Shan\u003cbr\u003e 15. Across the Chino-Thibetan borderland – Romi Chango to Tachienlu\u003cbr\u003e the forests of the Ta-P'ao Shan\u003cbr\u003e 16. Tachienlu, the gate of Thibet – the Kingdom of Chiala, its people, their manners and customs\u003cbr\u003e 17. Sacred Omei Shan – its temples and its flora\u003cbr\u003e 18. Through the Laolin (wilderness) – narrative of a journey from Kiating to Malie, via Wawu Shan\u003cbr\u003e 19. Wa Shan and its flora.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Botany \u0026amp; plant sciences [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Botany \u0026amp; plant sciences\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Botany%20\u0026amp;%20plant%20sciences%20%5BPST%5D%22\"\u003ePST\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266022625560,"sku":"9781108030458","price":36.38,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108030458i.jpg?v=1694873597","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-naturalist-in-western-china-with-vasculum-camera-and-gun-being-some-account-of-eleven-years-travel-paperback-9781108030458","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}