{"product_id":"himalayan-journals-or-notes-of-a-naturalist-in-bengal-the-sikkim-and-nepal-himalayas-the-khasia-mountains-etc-paperback-9781108029360","title":"Himalayan Journals; Or, Notes of a Naturalist in Bengal, the Sikkim and Nepal Himalayas, the Khasia Mountains, etc. (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108029360","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eHimalayan Journals\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eOr, Notes of a Naturalist in Bengal, the Sikkim and Nepal Himalayas, the Khasia Mountains, etc.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSir Joseph Hooker's fascinating account of a botanical expedition to Northern India, Nepal and Tibet between 1847 and 1851.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJoseph Dalton Hooker (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108029360, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 16 June 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e522 pages, 42 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 3 cm, 0.66 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\"\u003eSir Joseph Hooker (1817–1911) was one of the greatest British botanists and explorers of the nineteenth century. He succeeded his father, Sir William Jackson Hooker, as Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and was a close friend and supporter of Charles Darwin. His journey to the Himalayas and India was undertaken between 1847 and 1851 to collect plants for Kew, and his account, published in 1854, was dedicated to Darwin. Hooker collected some 7,000 species in India and Nepal, and carried out surveys and made maps which proved of economic and military importance to the British. He was arrested by the Rajah of Sikkim, but the British authorities secured his release by threatening to invade, and annexing part of the small kingdom. Volume 2 continues Hooker's description of Nepal and Sikkim (including his brief imprisonment) and his return to Calcutta to begin his journey back to Great Britain.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e18. Arrangements for second journey into Sikkim\u003cbr\u003e 19. Routes from Choontam to Tibet frontier\u003cbr\u003e 20. Camp on Zemu river\u003cbr\u003e 21. Top of Kongra Lama\u003cbr\u003e 22. Leave Lachoong for Tunkra pass\u003cbr\u003e 23. Donkia glaciers\u003cbr\u003e 24. Ascent of Bhomtso\u003cbr\u003e 25. Journey to the Rajah's residence at Tumloong\u003cbr\u003e 26. Dr. Campbell is ordered to appear at Durbar\u003cbr\u003e 27. Leave Dorjiling for Calcutta\u003cbr\u003e 28. Churra, English station of\u003cbr\u003e 29. View of Himalaya from the Khasia\u003cbr\u003e 30. Boat voyage to Silhet\u003cbr\u003e Appendix.\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":46266019381528,"sku":"9781108029360","price":45.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108029360i.jpg?v=1694873552","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/himalayan-journals-or-notes-of-a-naturalist-in-bengal-the-sikkim-and-nepal-himalayas-the-khasia-mountains-etc-paperback-9781108029360","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}